Cellular blue naevus.

A 31-year-old man had asymptomatic, stationary, 1.5X2 cm, shiny, smooth, dark blue nodule on dorsum of right hand since 12-14 years. In addition he had developed extensive eruption of yellow to orange papulonodular lesions on extensors of limbs and buttocks since one and half months.

The sign of Leser-Trelat.

Four cases of Leser-Trelat sign were studied in detail clinically and were investigated to establish their association with internal malignancy. One of them had papillary carcinoma of thyroid and the second had carcinoma of the body of pancreas. USG revealed mass in the gall bladder in the third case.

Acropigmentation of dohi.

Two cases of acropigmentation of Dohi are reported. First case was 9-year-old boy and the second was a 8-year-old girl. Hypopigmented macules with interspersed brownish macules were seen on dorsa of hands, feet and they became stationary after initial progression.

Malignant atrophic papulosis.

Malignant atrophic papulosis (MAP) is a rare disorder and only a few cases have been reported in blacks and Asians. A 38-year old male with typical cutaneous lesions of MAP which were confirmed histopathologically is reported.

Psoriasiform sarcoidosis associated with depigmentation.

A 65-year-old female had psoriasiform, depigmented, angiolupoid, lupus pernio, papular and verrucous plague type of cutaneous sarcoidosis. Systemic involvement (hepatomegaly, bilateral persistent swelling of the parotid glands, pain in the hands, weakness and atrophic rhinitis of the left nasal cavity) was also present. The histopathological features of a non-caseating epithelioid cell granuloma with giant cells confirmed the diagnosis.

Severe anemia of pregnancy, recent experience.

We undertook this study to determine the current prevalence of anemia in pregnancy and its impact on maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity, and to suggest ways to make the anemia prevention programs more effective. The incidence of pregnancy anemia was determined by a population-based survey (1990-1994) of rural and urban areas using a cluster sample design. Mortality and morbidity data were gathered from our own hospital records (1982-1994).