Ramsay Hunt Syndrome

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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome

• shingles (Varicella-Zoster Virus) affecting geniculate ganglion

Examination

• facial palsy
• herpetic vesicles in external auditory meatus (& sometimes soft palate)
• Deafness may occur
• Less likely to recover than Bell's palsy

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