URI symptoms common for 1-3 days prior
Paroxysmal pain deep within ear: radiates outward into the pinna of the ear
Usually precedes the rash by several hours and even days
Erythema and Swelling of auricle
Vesicles within external ear canal and on auricle
Facial pain
Develop over 3-7 days
Usually precedes the rash by several hours and even days
Erythema and Swelling of auricle
Vesicles within external ear canal and on auricle
Develop over 3-7 days
Herpes zoster oticus
Bell's palsy
Acute tetanus
CVA
Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
Trigeminal neuralgia
Rat bite fever
Tick paralysis