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lesion
(redirected from herpetic lesion)

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lesion
any structural change in a bodily part resulting from injury or disease

lesion [′lē·zhən]
(biology)
A structural or functional alteration due to injury or disease.
(cell and molecular biology)
A damaged site in a gene, chromosome, or protein molecule.


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Ramsey Hunt syndrome type I can be diagnosed clinically by the presence of herpetic lesions with their characteristic distribution, sensorineural hearing loss, and facial paralysis, as occurred in a 39-year-old woman whose case is illustrated here.
 
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