geniculate herpes zoster
MONDO:0005769Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names geniculate herpes zoster yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A viral ear infection caused by the spread of varicella-zoster virus to the facial nerves. It is characterized by intense otalgia and a cutaneous vesicular eruption.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005769), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
3 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, hp/releases/2026-09-01.
- ParalysisMondoHP:0003470
- TinnitusMondoHP:0000360
- VertigoMondoHP:0002321
Where it sits
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: geniculate herpes zoster
- Also called
- facial nerve palsy due to herpes zoster infectionfacial nerve palsy due to VZVfacial nerve paralysis due to VZVHerpes Zoster OticusRamsay Hunt Syndrome