Herpetic geniculate ganglionitis

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Description of Herpetic geniculate ganglionitis

Herpetic geniculate ganglionitis: A syndrome characterized by facial palsy in association with a herpetic eruption of the external auditory meatus. This may occasionally be associated with tinnitus, vertigo, deafness, severe otalgia, and inflammation of the pinna. The condition is caused by reactivation of a latent HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN infection which causes inflammation of the facial and vestibular nerves, and may occasionally involve additional cranial nerves. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p757)
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Herpetic geniculate ganglionitis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Herpetic geniculate ganglionitis:

• Geniculate ganglionitis
• Herpetic
• Geniculate
• Ganglionitis
• Facial
• Facial symptoms (8109 causes)
• Facial pain (153 causes)
• Palsy
• Association

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Terms Similar to Herpetic geniculate ganglionitis:

• Ramsay Hunt syndrome
• Herpes zoster oticus

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• eMedicine - Herpes Zoster Oticus : Article by Edward Bessman, MD
• eMedicine - Ramsay Hunt Syndrome : Article by Deepak Awasthi, MD

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