Bower or Striped-breasted Shrike-Thrush (Colluricincla boweri, Ramsay)

Geneculate Herpes or 'Ramsay Hunt Syndrome'

Sir William Ramsay

Skin thrush in early infancy.

Thrush is generally regarded as one of the rarer infections of the skin of the newborn and young infant, but its occurrence is probably more frequent than its recognition. The high susceptibility of the oral mucosa to Monilia albicans during the early weeks of life is well known and it would be surprising were it limited to this structure. Invasion of the alimentary tract and other internal org...

Ramsay Hunt syndrome

The strict definition of the Ramsay Hunt syndrome is peripheral facial nerve palsy accompanied by an erythematous vesicular rash on the ear (zoster oticus) or in the mouth. J Ramsay Hunt, who described various clinical presentations of facial paralysis and rash, also recognised other frequent symptoms and signs such as tinnitus, hearing loss, nausea, vomiting, vertigo, and nystagmus. He explain...

Atypical Ramsay Hunt syndrome.

Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) is the reactivation of herpes zoster in the geniculate ganglion and typically presents the triad of ipsilateral peripheral type facial paralysis, ear pain, and erythematous vesicles in the external auditory canal and auricle. However, some unusual variants may occur. Here we present a patient of atypical RHS with uncommonly extensive dermatomal involvement of cranial ...