Ramsay Hunt syndrome, also known as herpes zoster oticus or geniculate ganglion herpes zoster, is a late complication of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection, resulting in inflammation of the geniculate ganglion of cranial nerve CVII.[1] The syndrome is named for James Ramsay Hunt (1872-1937), an American neurologist and army officer in World War I who described three different syndromes …

