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OBJECTIVE: To determine the pattern of skin disorders seen among children attending a Medical College Hospital, Bangalore METHODS: All children 18 y and below attending the Pediatric Dermatology OPD with skin diseases between the period of January 2011 and June 2011 were included in the study. RESULTS: A total of 1,090 new cases (boys 589; girls 501) with 1,118 dermatoses were recorded during this period. Twenty eight children had more than one dermatoses. Most of the disorders were seen between 5 and 11 y age group. The most common dermatoses was infections and infestations (32.47 %) followed by eczematous eruptions and dermatitis (20.66 %), papulosquamous and related disorders (6.08 %) and pigmentary disorders (5.81 %). Insect bite reactions and papular urticaria formed 5.1 %. Acne was seen in 5.28 % of children followed by urticaria (3.67 %), photodermatoses 2.5 % and genetic disorders (3.04 %). CONCLUSIONS: In the present setting bacterial infections and scabies still remained the most common pediatric dermatoses followed by molluscum contagiosum and atopic dermatitis. Childhood psoriasis contributed to major part of the study among papulosquamous disorders.
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Skin Diseases/epidemiology , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Eczema/epidemiology , Female , Humans , India/epidemiology , Male , Skin Diseases, Infectious/epidemiology , Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous/epidemiologyABSTRACT
Progressive symmetric erythrokeratoderma (PSEK) is a rare genodermatosis with variable inheritance. It is characterized by symmetrical, erythematous, and hyperkeratotic plaques on the extremities. We report a case of a 15-year-old boy with PSEK of autosomal recessive inheritance associated with nephrotic syndrome.
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Late cutaneous syphilis has become a rarity as a result of the effective treatment of early and latent syphilis with antibiotics. We report a heterosexual male who presented with multiple large annular plaques of two years duration. Skin biopsy revealed endarteritis and non-caseating granulomas in the dermis along with plasma cells. VDRL and TPHA were reactive. ELISA for HIV-1 antibodies was reactive. This is the first report of nodular tertiary syphilis as the presenting manifestation of HIV.
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HIV Seropositivity/complications , Adult , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , Male , Penicillin G Benzathine/therapeutic use , Syphilis/complications , Syphilis/drug therapy , Syphilis/pathologyABSTRACT
Alcoholics usually suffer from malnutrition and are especially deficient in micronutrients like vitamin C, selenium and Zn. In the present study, combined effects of selenium and ascorbic acid on alcohol-induced hyperlipidemia were studied in guinea pigs. Four groups of male guinea pigs were maintained for 45 days as follows: control (1 mg ascorbate (AA)/100 g body mass/day), ethanol (900 mg ethanol/100 g body mass + 1 mg AA/100 g body mass/day), selenium+ascorbic acid [(25 mg AA + 0.05 mg Se)/100 g body mass/day], ethanol+selenium+ascorbic acid [(25 mg AA + 0.05 mg Se + 900 mg ethanol)/100 g body mass/day]. Co-administration of selenium and ascorbic acid along with alcohol reduced the concentration of all lipids, as also evidenced from the decreased activities of hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase and enhanced activities of plasma lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase and lipoprotein lipase. Concentrations of bile acids were increased. We conclude that the supplementation of Se and ascorbic acid reduced alcohol induced hyperlipidemia, by decreased synthesis and increased catabolism.
