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Herpes zoster in geniculate ganglion causes:

A
Bell's palsy
B
Ramsay Hunt syndrome
C
Merkelson Rosenthal syndrome
D
Frey's syndrome
High-Yield Explanation
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

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