The master of masquerade: A case series of unusual presentations of cutaneous tuberculosis in the immunocompromised host.

Cutaneous tuberculosis is known for its varied presentations, especially in the setting of immunosuppression. Clinical manifestations can be modified by the site of involvement as well as the type of cutaneous tuberculosis in a particular patient. Although cutaneous tuberculosis only accounts for a small percentage (1-2%) of extrapulmonary cases, it is encountered fairly frequently in dermatology practice in an endemic country like India.

MIC and Upper Limit of Wild-Type Distribution for 13 Antifungal Agents against a Trichophyton mentagrophytes-Trichophyton interdigitale Complex of Indian Origin.

Dermatophytosis due to the complex is being increasingly reported across India. Reports of therapeutic failure have surfaced recently, but there are no clinical break points (CBP) or epidemiological cutoffs (ECVs) available to guide the treatment of dermatophytosis. In this study, a total of 498 isolates of the complex were collected from six medical centers over a period of five years (2014 to 2018).

"Joining the Spots in Adults and Young Tots": A Clinicopathological Study of Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (IgA Vasculitis).

Introduction: Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP; IgA vasculitis), the most common vasculitis of childhood, has a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations ranging from palpable purpura with abdominal pain and arthritis to the more morbid renal involvement.

Aims And Objectives: To study and correlate the clinical presentation, laboratory values, skin and renal histopathology and immunofluoroscence findings in HSP.

Material And Methods: A total of 44 cases of HSP from March 2011 to February 2014 were studied for the above features along with their clinical outcomes.

Papulonecrotic tuberculid-clinicopathologic and molecular features of 12 Indian patients.

Background: Papulonecrotic tuberculid (PNT) is said to be a hypersensitivity reaction to M. tuberculosis. Some reports indicate that organisms are demonstrable by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Histopathology of scarring alopecia in Indian patients.

Objectives: Diagnosis of scarring alopecias (SAs) are challenging, especially when lesions late in the process of development are met with. There is a paucity of literature that profiles the role of histopathology in unscrambling this puzzle, especially in Indian patients. Our aim is to review the histological features of SA in Indian patients and attempt to assign a specific diagnosis.

Follicular mycosis fungoides - A report of four Indian cases.

Background: Follicular Mycosis Fungoides (FMF) is an under-recognized disease in India. Its clinical mimics include Hansen's disease and Sarcoidosis.

Aims: To describe the clinical and pathological features of FMF.

Intra-abdominal, crystal-storing histiocytosis due to clofazimine in a patient with lepromatous leprosy and concurrent carcinoma of the colon.

We report a case with abdominal complications of clofazimine treatment which included blackish discolouration of the lymph nodes, omentum and peritoneum. A 44-year-old female with lepromatous leprosy and a history of adverse reaction to clofazimine 2 years previously, presented with rectosigmoid junction adenocarcinoma. Laparotomy revealed an inoperable tumour with pigmentation of the bowel, serosa and peritoneum.