Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
November 2018
Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol
January 2017
We report a case of a 70-year-old male, with slowly widening induration, ulceration, and oozing for 3 months on the scalp and face. The diagnosis of aggressive cutaneous angiosarcoma was made on histopathology and immunochemistry from the biopsy material from the involved area of the skin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnogenital warts are primarily caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV) type 6 and 11, which belong to the taxonomic family Papillomaviridae, genus alpha-papillomavirus and species 10. The presentation of the warts is varied and most of the patients have high recurrence rate of wart lesions. Studies had shown that an effective cellular immune response is required for the control of HPV infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To study the association between psoriasis and atherosclerotic risk factors, including metabolic syndrome.
Methods: Fifty patients with psoriasis and 50 controls were included in the study. Atherosclerotic risk factors were evaluated as per National Cholesterol Education Project Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATPIII).
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
December 2016
We present a case of asymptomatic deeply pigmented linear plaque with rolled borders that we encountered in an elderly Indian male over a sun protected site, the left axilla. The diagnosis of linear adamantinoid basal cell carcinoma was confirmed on histopathological examination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 33-year-old female, presented with fever, lower limb ulcers and severe backache. The present history evolved four weeks after the complaints of claudication of buttocks, thighs and calves. Lower limb arterial pulsations were not detectable.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: An unusual and not yet reported clinical presentation of pure cutaneous Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) that was a diagnostic dilemma.
Objective: To bring to light the newer presentation of this disease.
Method: The case was managed on clinical grounds initially as cellulitis.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
August 2007
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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 43-year-old woman presented with complaints of exfoliation of the skin and mottled pigmentation all over the body, intolerance to sunlight for the last 14 years, and swelling on the lower one-third of the neck for 15 years. She was apparently well until the age of 29 years when she noticed redness on her shins which later progressed to involve the upper limbs, chest, and face. Three months later, she observed multiple, small, brownish plaques over the erythematous areas, which gradually spread to the sun-exposed areas, namely the face, forearms, hands, and nape of the neck.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKeratoderma 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.
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