A study of the prevalence of diabetes, insulin resistance, lipid abnormalities, and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis.

Background: The association between psoriasis, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease remains largely unelucidated in the Indian population.

Aims: To study the prevalence of diabetes, insulin resistance, lipid abnormalities, and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis.

Materials And Methods: Seventy-seven patients of chronic plaque psoriasis and ninety two age- and sex-matched controls were enrolled in the study over a period of one year.

Evaluation of topical 0.1% tazarotene cream in the treatment of palmoplantar psoriasis: an observer-blinded randomized controlled study.

Background: Palmoplantar psoriasis is a frequently encountered variant of psoriasis. It is difficult to treat and even more difficult to maintain remission as it is exacerbated by friction and trauma of the patient's daily activities. Existing topical modalities of treatment are often inadequate and show unpredictable response.

Acquired localized cutis laxa of the face: a rare presentation.

We report a rare case of acquired localized cutis laxa in a teenage boy, without any preceding skin lesions. The area affected was the midface, extending to the chin, and involving the ears, leading to a prematurely aged appearance. Only five such cases have been previously published in the literature.

Langerhans cell histiocytosis presenting as hypopigmented papules.

A 1(1/2)-year-old boy with Langerhans cell histiocytosis presented with a frontal bone mass showing features of eosinophilic granuloma. He subsequently developed multiple asymptomatic discrete hypopigmented papules on the face, trunk and extremities, which, on histology, were confirmed as Langerhans cell histiocytosis, a presentation hitherto unreported in literature. He responded well to surgery and chemotherapy.