We next examined the prevalence of Ramsay Hunt syndrome or zoster sine herpete (VZV-induced facial paralysis) in relation to patient age. The prevalence of VZV-induced facial paralysis in 6- to 15 ...

Decades later, a declining VZV-specific host immunity [31] leads to virus reactivation, usually resulting in herpes zoster (also known as shingles), which is characterized by pain and rash ...