Rapidly progressing scalp melanoma in an elderly patient.

A rapidly progressing scalp melanoma incorrectly diagnosed and managed as a 'chronic wound', lead to delayed referral to dermatologist and correct diagnosis. This case highlights the importance of early diagnosis of scalp melanoma and of frailty screening in elderly patients.

Ichthyosis prematurity syndrome caused by a novel missense mutation in FATP4 gene-a case report from India.

Ichthyosis prematurity syndrome (IPS) is reported mainly from Scandinavia where most of the cases are homozygous or compound heterozygous for the nonsense mutation c.504C>A (p.Cys168*) in exon3 indicating a common ancestor for this mutation.