Further references to Herpes zoster oticus

Source: Diseases Database

• eMedicine - Herpes Zoster Oticus : Article by Edward Bessman, MD
• eMedicine - Ramsay Hunt Syndrome : Article by Deepak Awasthi, MD

Source: Office of Rare Diseases

Herpes zoster oticus is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Herpes zoster oticus, or a subtype of Herpes zoster oticus, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.

Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Source: Other References

Berkow, R (ed).
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy: General Medicine vol. I, 16th edition, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, p. 171 (1992)

Berkow, R (ed).
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy: Specialties vol. II, 16th edition, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, p. 850 (1992)

Bradley, W, et al (eds).
Neurology in Clinical Practice: The Neurological Disorders vol. II, 2nd edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, p. 1717 (1996)

Magalini, S, et al (eds).
Dictionary of Medical Syndromes 4th edition, J.B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, pp. 388-389 (1997)

Mueke, M, and Amedee, R.
Herpes Zoster Oticus: Diagnosis and Management Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society, 145:8; 333-335 (August 1993)

Uri, N, et al.
Herpes Zoster Oticus: Treatment With Acyclovir Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology, 101; 161-162 (1992)

Wayman, D, et al.
Audiological Manifestations of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 104; 104-108 (February 1990) (Source: excerpt from NINDS Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Type I Information Page: NINDS)

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