herpes zoster oticus

Term ID

DOID:9210

Synonyms

• Geniculate herpes zoster
• geniculate neuralgia
• Herpes zoster auricularis
• Herpetic geniculate ganglionitis
• nervus intermedius neuralgia
• Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 2
• Ramsay Hunt syndrome type II
• Ramsey Hunt syndrome

Definition

A viral infectious disease that results_in inflammation located_in facial nerve, which leads to paralysis of one side of the face, has_material_basis_in Human herpesvirus 3, which reactivates after appearing as chickenpox in childhood. The infection has_symptom vesicular rash of the ear or mouth, has_symptom tinnitus, has_symptom vertigo, has_symptom otalgia, and has_symptom headache. https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/7525/index

References

• GARD:7525
• ICD10CM:B02.21
• ICD9CM:053.11
• MESH:D016697
• NCI:C84763
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:21954000
• UMLS_CUI:C0017409

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:9210 )