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Diseases

Herpes Zoster Oticus

herpes zoster oticus

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Diseases
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Basic Information

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Core Information

Disease Name
Herpes Zoster Oticus
Standard Disease Name
herpes zoster oticus
MeSH Tree
No data
ICD-10
B02.21

Identifiers

DO ID
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MeSH ID
D016697
OMIM ID
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UMLS ID
C0017409
HPO ID
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Description and Extensions

Description
NCI2016_02D: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.|MSH2017_2016_08_12: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)