Hansen's disease, a cause of hearing loss

In this study, 84 leprosy patients and 10 controls were subjected to hearing evaluation. Mild to moderate sensorineural hearing loss was found in 28 [33.3%] patients, 8 borderline and 20 lepromatous. Tests for middle ear affection or retrocochlear disease were found to be negative. From this work, we can conclude that loss of hearing among leprosy patients is most probadly due to a cochlear type of hearing loss

Serum lipoproteins in acne vulgaris

In order to clarify the obscure pathogenesis of acne vulgaris, serum levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol [HDL-C], low density lipoprotein-cholesterol [LDL-C] and very low density lipoprotein-cholesterol [VLDL-C] were determined in 40 female acne patients [20 mild cases and 20 severe cases]. This study showed that the mean values of serum cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-C and VLDL-C in acne patients did not significantly differ from those of the control group. On the other hand, the serum level of LDL-C was significantly higher in patients with severe acne when compared with that of the controls. Also, it was found that the serum levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-C, LDL-C and VLDL-C and not significantly differ in severe acne patients when compared with those of mild acne patients