Naevus depiomentosus treated with suction blister grafting.

Naevus depigmentosus is a congenital hypomelanotic condition in which the off white lesions are permanent and cosmetically embarassing. There has been no effective treatment reported so for for this condition. Here we are reporting a patient of naevus depigmentosus on whom we performed suction blister grafting and the resultant pigmentation was satisfactory.

Cryotherapy in basal cell carcinoma.

Cryotherapy has proved to be an effective tool in the management of various dermatoses. We report 6 patients with histopathologically proven basal cell carcinoma of variable sizes treated with liquid nitrogen cryotherapy by the open spray technique. Lesions tended to heal with depigmentation and scar formation. However depigmented areas often repigmented over a period of time.

Glucagonoma syndrome.

Glucagonoma is a rare syndrome with pancreatic tumour, necrolytic migratory erythema, weight loss and diabetes mellitus. Two such cases are reported here to highlight the variety of presentation of this syndrome and also to stress the importance of early diagnosis of this condition.

Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia with pectus excavatum, mitral valve prolapse and palmo-plantar keratoderma.

Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (AED) is a rare x-linked recessive disorder characterised by the triad of hypotrichosis, anodontia and anhidrosis. Here we report a case of AED with associated features of pectus excavatum, mitral valve prolapse and palmoplantar keratoderma.

Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis.

A 54-year old male presented with multiple, itchy, reddish-brown coloured papules on the face, arms and trunk of 8 months duration. Histopathological study of the skin biopsy specimen revealed features typical of multicentric reticulohistiocytosis.