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G P Thami

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PubMed2005

Scar sarcoidosis in childhood: case report and review of the literature.

Sarcoidosis is a rare disease among children, manifesting differently in children below and above 4-5 years of age. Although the exact incidence and prevalence of childhood sarcoidosis is not known, the cutaneous involvement is frequent in both children and adults. Infiltration of old cutaneous scars with sarcoid granuloma in the active phase of disease, known as scar sarcoidosis is one of the uncommon cutaneous manifestations of sarcoidosis. We report a case of scar sarcoidosis in an 11-year-old child along with a brief review of the literature.

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PubMed2005

Lucio phenomenon and Lucio leprosy.

Lucio phenomenon is a peculiar reactional state associated with Lucio leprosy; both exhibit a restricted global distribution. The exact underlying pathomechanism of Lucio phenomenon, which may be fatal at times, still needs further elaboration. A case of relapse of partially treated nodular lepromatous leprosy presenting with Lucio phenomenon is reported, along with a brief review of the literature.

Adult↗
PubMed2005

Isolation of Enterococcus faecalis from a case of nonpuerperal breast abscess.

Nonpuerperal breast abscess (NPBA) has different etiology as compared to the mastitis occurring in post partum women. The condition presents either as acute suppurative infection or chronic type. Organisms usually implicated are Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase negative staphylococci, and anaerobes. Mostly the infection is polymicrobial in nature. Herein, we report the isolation of Enterococcus faecalis from a case of acute suppurative NPBA.

Abscess↗
PubMed2003

Acquired idiopathic generalized anhidrosis: a rare cause of heat intolerance.

A reduced level or complete cessation of sweating can be caused by a variety of factors affecting sweat glands directly or indirectly through alterations in their nerve supply. The most common presentation is the syndrome of heat intolerance with or without features of dysautonomia. An acquired idiopathic form of generalized anhidrosis is characterized by loss of sweating in the absence of any neurological features or destruction of sweat glands. Cholinergic urticaria has been associated with some cases of this acquired idiopathic form of generalized anhidrosis. A case of generalized absence of sweating without a neurological deficit is described, and the implications of heat intolerance are discussed.

Adult↗
PubMed2003

Post-surgical zygomycotic necrotizing subcutaneous infection caused by Absidia corymbifera.

Necrotizing infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue are usually bacterial in origin. Rarely, fungi of the class Zygomycetes, which cause deep mycoses, may be responsible for acute necrotizing infections of these areas. Several local and systemic predisposing factors have been associated with such acute necrotizing infections. Surgical debridement and amphotericin B remain the mainstay of treatment. In this report we describe a patient with post-surgical necrotizing subcutaneous infection caused by Absidia corymbifera, 2 weeks following appendectomy. Successful management with surgical debridement, topical amphotericin B and oral potassium iodide is reported.

Absidia↗
PubMed2002

Linear oro-facial lichen sclerosus.

Lichen sclerosus is a depigmenting mucocutaneous disorder that most frequently affects the female genitalia. Lichen sclerosus affecting the oral mucosa is extremely rare. Oral lesions are asymptomatic but cosmetically unacceptable. We report here a case of lichen sclerosus presenting with a linear lesion over the nose that extended to involve the philtrum and the upper lip with intraoral extension up to the gingiva. Treatment with a short course of oral and intralesional corticosteroids resulted in partial resolution of the lesions.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2002

Delayed reactivation of haloperidol induced photosensitive dermatitis by methotrexate.

A man whose psoriasis was well controlled on methotrexate treatment developed pellagra-like photosensitive dermatitis when he started taking haloperidol. Reactivation of his dermatitis was observed with methotrexate as a recall photosensitivity phenomenon. This false photosensitivity reaction of methotrexate is an important but rarely encountered adverse effect. A possible interaction between methotrexate and haloperidol is emphasised.

Adult↗