Ramsay Hunt syndrome
noun
Ram·say Hunt syndrome
ˈram-zē-ˈhənt- 
: acute inflammation of the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve that is characterized especially by unilateral facial paralysis or weakness, a red painful blistering rash of the ear and sometimes scalp, face, and mouth, and severe ear pain, that may be accompanied by hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, dry eyes and mouth, or changes in or loss of taste, and that is caused by reactivation of the herpesvirus that causes chicken pox
—abbreviation RHS
see herpes zoster oticus
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“Ramsay Hunt syndrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Ramsay%20Hunt%20syndrome. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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