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DOID:9210 - herpes zoster oticus


Disease Ontology 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.

Synonyms: (Geniculate herpes zoster) or (Ramsey Hunt syndrome), Geniculate herpes zoster, Herpes Zoster Oticus, Herpes zoster auricularis, Herpes zoster auricularis (disorder), Herpetic geniculate ganglionitis, Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 2, Ramsay Hunt syndrome type II, Ramsey Hunt syndrome, geniculate neuralgia, nervus intermedius neuralgia,

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Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): facial nerve disease (is_a), poliomyelitis (is_a), viral infectious disease (is_a)