Ramsay hunt syndrome (herpes zoster oticus)

Ramsay hunt syndrome (herpes zoster oticus)

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Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) is defined as an acute peripheral facial neuropathy caused by the 2005 buick century starter reactivated latent varicella zoster virus (VZV) in the geniculate ganglion; characterized with erythematous vesicular rash of the skin of the ear canal, auricle, facial skin, oral mucosa and facial palsy (also nautica voyage hajuvesi known as herpes zoster oticus).This article reports a case of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (RHS) in a 37-year-old male patient depicting the classical signs.