Kaposi Sarcoma in an Immunocompetent Patient Treated With Paclitaxel.

Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a rare multifocal tumor originating from the cells lining the blood vessels. It is characterized by vascular proliferation and is usually associated with immunosuppression due to multiple factors, including AIDS or organ transplantation. However, sporadic cases of KS have been reported in HIV-negative immunocompetent patients.

Pediatric Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Clinico-Epidemiological Study from North India.

Background: There has been an upsurge in the cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis over the past few years in the pediatric population of Jammu and Kashmir, hitherto a nonendemic area for the disease., The aim of this study was to describe the clinico-epidemiological profile and therapeutic outcome of pediatric cutaneous leishmaniasis (PCL) over a 10-year period in J and K.

Materials And Methods: An observational study was conducted at two tertiary care hospitals of Jammu and Kashmir over a period of 10 years (July 2010-June 20).

Clinical and epidemiological study of cutaneous leishmaniasis in two tertiary care hospitals of Jammu and Kashmir: An emerging disease in North India.

Background: An increasing number of patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) are reporting to tertiary care centers in Jammu and Kashmir, an area that has previously been non-endemic for this disease. This merits consideration of CL as a major health problem of considerable epidemiological importance. The aims of this study were firstly to describe the clinico-epidemiological profile, therapeutic characteristics, and outcomes of patients with CL and secondly to highlight this union territory as a new focus of endemicity for CL.

Serum Vitamin D Levels and Alopecia Areata- A Hospital Based Case-Control Study from North-India.

Background: Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease which is characterized by hair loss and affects any hair-bearing area. Low levels of Vitamin D have been implicated in a variety of autoimmune diseases. This study was conducted to assess the levels of Vitamin D in patients with AA and its correlation with severity, pattern, and extent of the disease.