Herpes zoster in geniculate ganglion causes:: (A) Bell's palsy, (B) Ramsay Hunt syndrome, (C) Merkelson Rosenthal syndrome, (D) Frey's syndrome
Answer is B. Answer is B (Ramsay Hunt sSyndrome): Herpes Zoster of geniculate ganglion causes Ramsay Hunt Syndrome. The Ramsay Hunt Syndrome is caused by reactivation of Herpes Zoster in the geniculate ganglion and consists of a severe facial nerve palsy associated with a vesicular eruption in the external auditory canal and sometimes in the pharynx and other pas of the cranial integument '- Harrison