Myths, misconceptions and attitudinal trends among patients with acne.

Background Despite acne being a common dermatological problem, there is a paucity of literature addressing the knowledge, attitude and practice about it. Aims/Objectives To find out what patients know about acne, its cause and treatment, as well as myths, misconceptions and attitude towards it. Methods A cross-sectional, descriptive questionnaire-based study on acne patients at Maharana Bhupal Hospital, RNT Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Results Most (84.8%) patients belonged to the age group of 16-25 years. The majority (63.9%) presented 12 months after the onset of acne. More than half had average knowledge, a positive attitude and good practices, related significantly to gender and education. Limitations A standardized questionnaire suitable for all dialects and regional languages would have yielded more uniform results. Conclusion Study revealed that acne patients still need to acquire accurate, adequate and easily accessible information to seek timely and appropriate treatment, and alleviate their psychological suffering.

Bleomycin induced flagellate pigmentation.

Bleomycin frequently causes cutaneous toxicity in the form of pigmentary disturbances. We report 2 patients with testicular tumours who developed distinctive "flagellate" pigmentation on trunk and extremities during bleomycin therapy.

A Clinical and Bacteriological Study of Pyodermas.

Three hundred and forty cases of pyoderma were studied clinically and bacteriologically. Maximum (32.35%) cases were of infectious eczematoid dermatitis, followed by secondary pyodermna (21.76%).

Tinea Capitis on Alopecia Areata.

A 4-year-old girl who developed tinea capitis on a patch of alopecia areata showed hair regrowth.

Pattern of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in and Around Udaipur.

The patients who attended the STD clinic of our hospital during the last 10 years were studied retrospectively to work out the pattern of major sexually transmitted diseases viz. -syphilis, ionorrhoea, chancroid, lymphogranuloma vencreum and donovinosis. The total number of patients was 1093, The relative incidence of chancroid was found. higher (37.78%) than syphilis (32.47%), gonorrhoea (24 79%) mixed infections (3.38%), donovanosis (1.18%) and lymphogranuloma venereum (0.36%).

Halonevus and Oral Photochemotherapy.

Fifteen patients having halo nevus were treated with oral photochemotherapy using psoralens axid suniight. Eleven patients responded to the treatment in I to 2 months time. iu failure rate was less with early age, shorter duration of lesions and choice of 3, 5,8 trimethyl psoralens.

Quantitative and Qualitative Study of Bacterial Flora on Neurodermatitis Circumscripta.

Bacterial samples were collected from the lesions of neurodermatitis circumscripta and contralateral normal skin by means of modified cup-scrub technique of Patchman et al in eight patients. Bacterial flora at both the sites differed quantitatively and the findings were hightly significant statistically.

Pattern of Dermatophytoses in and Around Varanasi.

Four hundered cases of dermatophytoses confirmed microscopically, were analysed. it was more common in 11 to 20 years age group mid males. Females acquired tinea corporis more commonly. Tinea cruris was more frequent in males. Ma3dmum cases were of tinea cruris followed by tinea cruris et corpmis and tinea corporis in that order. the isolation rate on culture was 70.75%. The relative incidence of Trichophyton rubrum was maximum and it was found in all clinical entities.

Pseudogranuloma Inguinale.

Three cases having solitary genital sore, mimicked granuloma inguinale but did not show Donovan bodies in crush preparations. Each responded to co-trimoxazole.

Plica Neuropathica.

An adult female who developed plica neuropathica following prolonged mental.

Giant Palmar Cutaneous Horns.

A 50-year-old man developed two giant cutaneous horns measuring 4 cm and 1 cm respectively on his right palm.