Allergic contact dermatitis to superglue.

Wigs are commonly used to cover baldness. A 28 year old male presented with itchy oozy eythematous lesions on the forehead where the wig was afixed to the scalp. Patch testing with indian standard seies and dental series revealed positivity to 2-hydroxy ethyl meta acrylate present in superglue.

Turban PUVASOL: An Effective Treatment in Alopecia Totalis.

Alopecia areata is characterized by patchy hair loss involving the scalp, eyelashes, and beard. The disease may at times lead to complete baldness of the scalp (alopecia totalis) or of the entire body (alopecia universalis). Alopecia totalis is usually resistant to therapy.

Activated charcoal dressing in malodorous leg ulcers.

Leg ulcers are commonly associated with malodour. Reduction of malodour in foul smelling ulcers is an adjuvant therapy in the management of ulcers. We report two patients with leg ulcer who got benefited with activated charcoal dressing for malodour.