Auricular angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia.

Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia is an uncommon, benign, angioproliferative cutaneous disorder. Previously, angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia and Kimura's disease were regarded as identical conditions, however, recent work identifies them as separate entities. It is clinically manifested by solitary or multiple, red to brown firm papules and nodules, occurring in the head and neck region with a predilection for the peri-auricular area.

Leech infestation and its association with water drinking habits.

Objective: To assess the common presentations of leech infestation in leech endemic areas of Pakistan and to establish its association with unsafe water drinking habits of the individual.

Design: A cohort study.

Place And Duration Of Study: CMH, Kohat, between 1st February 1997 and 30th April 2002.