This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Virology, Subject name: Medicine
Herpes zoster in geniculate ganglion causes? 
Select and explain. 
A. Bell's palsy, B. Ramsay Hunt syndrome, C. Merkelson rosenthal syndrome, D. Herpes zoster opthalmicus
B: Ramsay Hunt syndrome
Answer: B: Ramsay Hunt syndrome 
Explanation: ANSWER: (B) Ramsay Hunt syndromeREF: Harrison's 17th ed chapter 371The Ramsay Hunt syndrome, caused by reactivation of herpes zoster in the geniculate ganglion, consists of a severe facial palsy associated with a vesicular eruption in the external auditory canal and sometimes in the pharynx and other parts of the cranial integument; often the eighthcranial nerve is affected as well