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HIV Infections/diagnosis , HIV Infections/epidemiology , Ambulatory Care Facilities , Female , HIV Antibodies/analysis , HIV Infections/prevention & control , HIV-1/immunology , HIV-2/immunology , Humans , India/epidemiology , Male , Prevalence , Seroepidemiologic Studies , Sex Factors , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/complications , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/diagnosis , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/epidemiologyABSTRACT
A survey on communicable dermatoses in economically weak villages in India showed wide variations in prevalence rates in similar ecologic setup. A skin diseases, on-spot-treatment, 1-day-camp was organized to treat 1787 subjects in five villages. Two applications of 1% lindane 1 week apart was the only treatment used without attending to hygiene for scabies and pediculosis. Application of 1% gentian violet with four daily doses of sulfamethoxy-pysidazine was administered for pyoderma. The cure rate for scabies and pediculosis was 86%. Epidemiologic determinants of communicable dermatoses are the most important factors in the practice of community dermatology.
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Community Health Services , Dermatology , Allied Health Personnel , Child , Communicable Disease Control , Epidemiologic Methods , Humans , India , Lice Infestations/epidemiology , Lice Infestations/therapy , Patient Education as Topic , Pyoderma/epidemiology , Pyoderma/therapy , Rural Population , Scabies/epidemiology , Scabies/therapy , Tinea/epidemiology , Tinea/therapyABSTRACT
The relative efficacy of two commercially available anti-dandruff shampoos, one containing selenium sulfide and the other containing an antiseptic, was studied in 40 cases both subjectively and objectively. Shampoo containing selenium sulfide was effective in 72.5% of the cases while the shampoo containing, antiseptic was effective in 47.5% of the cases. Patient compliance was 57.5% for the former and 12.5% for the latter. In 30% of patients either of the shampoo failed to show much improvement. Both the shampoos showed negligible side effects.
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The therapeutic efficacy of a new fluorinated steriod, 0. 1% fluprednylidene -21 acetate (Decoderm) cream was compared to betamethasone and triamcinolone in two double blind clinical trials. All the three topical steroids were effective in various steroid responsive dermatoses within one week and the beneficial effects continued throughout the four weeks of the trials. The various signs and symptoms, such as erythema, pruritus, oedema, exudation, scaling, vesicles, crusting, lichenification and burning, improved significantly with each of the steroid under trial. Fluprednylindine-21 acetate (Decoderm) cream represents an important addition to the present,y available topical steroids.
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A typical case of pachyonychia congenita in a female is presented. Of the sixty cases of pachyonychia congenita reported in the literature, only one case is a female. Cases have been seen in families upto five generations. In our case five family members belonging to two generations manifested the disease. The hyperkeratotic plantar lesions were painful and incapacitating to the patients. With combined dermabrasion and topical retinoic acid the patients were made rapidly ambulatory. This new modality of treatment seemed gratifying in that the symptomatic relief to the patient was excellent.
