Ramsay Hunt syndrome in a 3-month-old infant.

Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a disorder characterized by herpetic eruptions on the auricle, facial paralysis, and vestibulocochlear dysfunction, and is attributed to varicella zoster virus infection in the geniculate ganglion. Although it is a common cause of acute peripheral facial paralysis, children are not usually affected. We describe Ramsay Hunt syndrome in a 3-month-old infant who was referred because of a 2-day-old appearance of herpetic blisters on the right auricle and along the distribution of the right facial nerve.

Pneumatized superior turbinate as a cause of headache.

Background: A pneumatized superior turbinate is a rare cause of headache. Nasal endoscopy alone, does not provide us with adequate information for this inaccessible area of the superior nasal cavity. A coronal computed tomography (CT) must be obtained to confirm the diagnosis.

Normative values of olfactory function testing using the 'sniffin' sticks'.

Objectives: Quantitative olfactory assessment is often neglected in clinical practice, although olfactory loss can assist to diagnosis and may lead to significant morbidity. "Sniffin' Sticks" is a modern test of nasal chemosensory performance that is based on penlike odor-dispensing devices. It consists of three tests of olfactory function: odor threshold, odor discrimination, and odor identification.

Drug eruptions in children with ENT infections.

Objective: A common problem for the clinician in an outpatient clinic is to distinguish a drug eruption from a viral exanthem in a child. The aim of this study was to describe the common drug eruptions seen in children with ENT infections, suggesting an approach to this problem.

Methods: We studied the cases of ENT patients aged 15-years-old and below, with the clinical diagnosis of cutaneous adverse reactions.

Correlation of transiently evoked otoacoustic emission measures to auditory thresholds.

Background: The presence of otoacoustic emissions is objective evidence of normal cochlear status. However, this test cannot be used to predict absolute auditory thresholds with accuracy. The criteria of normal otoacoustic emissions are not yet standardized and different measures of otoacoustic emissions have been used in various settings.