Pemphigus: epidemiological survival characteristics of 72 patients

From 1st October, 1991 to 30th September, 1992 an observational study was conducted on pemphigus patients presenting to the department of dermatology, Mayo Hospital, Lahore in order to document the epidemiological and survival characteristics. A total of 72 pemphigus patients were recorded. Thirty eight of these were already known to have the disease while 34 were seen for the first time. A majority of patients[76%] were from lower socioeconomic class. Pemphigus vulgaris was the most common type, accounting for 83% of the total patients, with female to male ratio of 4.4:1. Most of the patients were in third and fourth decades of life. Eight patients[11%] complained of exacerbation during summer and three [4%] had history of photosensitivity. In two patients disease relapsed at the site of trauma. Eleven deaths [15% mortality] occurred during this period either due to the disease itself or disease related complications

Pattern of skin disease in Karachi

Three thousand seven hundred and ninety seven skin cases were studied in Dermatology outpatient Department of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi over one year. The incidence of various diseases is compared with those from Bangkok, Shiraz, London and Ibadan. Scabies, eczema, pyogenic and fungus infections were the most common problems encountered

Scalp infection by microsporum nanum

During a three years survey on the prevailing types of Dermatomycoses in Karachi, a case of tinea capitis caused by Microsporum nanum was discovered. This is the first report of scalp infection by this particular species of Dermatophytes from Pakistan. Reports of human infections by Microsporum nanum are rare. Such cases have been encountered in Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Mexico, Newzealand, Romania and United States. Since human infection by Microsporum nanum has not yet been reported from Pakistan, discovery of first such infection was considered noteworthy