<prompt> Herpes zoster in geniculate ganglion causes?Bells palsyRamsay Hunt syndromeMerkelson rosenthal syndromeHerpes zoster opthalmicus  <response>: ANSWER: B Ramsay Hunt syndromeREF: Harrisons 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 