Herpes zoster oticus: A rare clinical entity

Herpes zoster oticus: A rare clinical entity

Herpes zoster oticus also known as Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a rare complication of herpes zoster in which reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus infection in the geniculate ganglion causes otalgia, auricular vesicles, and peripheral facial paralysis. Ramsay Hunt syndrome is rare in children an...

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Main Authors: Shailesh Gondivkar, Viren Parikh, Rima Parikh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
Subjects:
Geniculate ganglion
facial palsy
otalgia
Ramsay Hunt syndrome
unilateral
Online Access:http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2010;volume=1;issue=2;spage=127;epage=129;aulast=Gondivkar

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