Eosinophilic leukemoid reaction in a case of bullous pemphigoid.

A 70-year-old woman was having bullous pemphigoid. The blood tests revealed leucocytosis and eosinophilic leukemoid picture, confirmed later on with bone marrow aspiration.

Penicillamine induced pseudoxanthoma elasticum with elastosis perforans serpiginosa.

Long term D-penicillamine therapy, especially when used to treat Wilson's disease has been shown to cause elastosis perforans serpiginosa, pseudoxanthoma elasticum perforans and other degenerative dermatoses. We report a 23-year-old male patient who presented with multiple firm papules, nodules over the neck, axillae, front of elbows for five years. He was a known case of Wilson's disease on long-term treatment with penicillamine for the past 12 years.

Immunoprophylactic effects of the anti-leprosy Mw vaccine in household contacts of leprosy patients: clinical field trials with a follow up of 8-10 years.

We report here a large scale, double blind immunoprophylactic trial of a leprosy vaccine based on Mycobacterium w (Mw) in an endemic area of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh, India. A population of 420,823 spread over 272 villages was screened where 1226 multibacillary (MB) and 3757 paucibacillary (PB) cases of leprosy were detected. A total of 29,420 household contacts (HHC) of these patients were screened for evidence of active or inactive leprosy.

X-linked dominant inheritance in palmoplantar keratoderma with leukokeratosis: a study of the pedigree of two cases.

Keratoderma of the palms and soles is not of rare occurrence. Its association with leukokeratosis of the mouth is well recognized. We describe two siblings having callosities like keratoderma over the weight bearing areas of soles, pressure areas of palms and palmar creases with leukokeratosis of cheeks.