Publications by authors named "Suma Pillai"

Penile abnormalities such as epispadias, diphallia, asymmetry, and aphallia have been reported with cloacal exstrophy. The presence of intravesical phallus with cloacal exstrophy is presented with a review of literature.

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Parthenium dermatitis is a widespread and distressing dermatoses in rural and urban India caused by the air borne allergen of the Compositae weed Parthenium hysterophorus. Parthenium dermatitis has been thought to be mediated solely by type IV hypersensitivity, but recently a combined immediate (type I) and delayed (type IV) hypersensitivity mechanism has been postulated in the initiation and perpetuation of parthenium dermatitis, especially in sensitized subjects with an atopic diathesis. Initially, the exposed sites of the body are involved.

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Extra ocular Sebaceous Carcinoma is a rare malignancy when compared to Peri ocular variant and these are derived from sebaceous gland epithelium. The aggressive types of extra ocular sebaceous neoplasm are reported with lymph node and visceral metastasis associated with poor prognosis. Here we report a case of extensive cutaneous extra ocular sebaceous cell carcinoma confined to large area of scalp proven by Immunohistochemistry without intra cranial involvement, distant metastases or evidence of Muir-Torre syndrome.

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Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is a pustular eruption, mainly drug induced often accompanied by fever and neutrophilic leukocytosis presenting as scarlatiniform erythema over the flexures evolving into numerous tiny non follicular pustules. We present a case report of a 56-year old woman, who had undergone mastectomy, treated with lapatinib for metastatic disease, and who presented with multiple erythematous papules and plaques with peripheral pustules. She also developed painful pyogenic granuloma-like lesions over the pulp of toe and over the proximal nail folds.

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Three cases of type IV congenital pouch colon associated with low anorectal anomaly are reported here. Pouch colon may be a cause of intractable constipation in children operated for low anorectal anomaly. Excellent results can be obtained by exicision of the pouch.

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