A patient having itching and erythema on the palms and soles caused by vitamin A and confirmed by repeated provocation tests is reported.

A case of linear scieroderma with Unilateral Raynaud's phenomenon is reported.

Two cases of erythema nodosum probably due to oral contraceptives containing norgestrol and ethinyl oestradiol are reported. In one case, the skin lesions appeared one month after initiation of drug therapy. This seems to be the shortest latent period so far reported between oral contraceptive drug therapy and appearance of erythema nodosum.

Necrobiosis jipoidica diabeticorum (NLD) presents a typical clinical picture. There are also five atypical forms. This, is a report of a 6th atypical form of NLD which presented as lichen siraplex chroni , cus and had characteristic histopathological features.

Palmar dermatoglyphics was studied in 24.female cases of psoriasis and 25 normal 'females. TWO parameters were studied. Mean values ridge count from tritadial point to point 'of core between psoriasis and normals showed statistically significant difference in right palm digit I and left palms digit IV. Study of metric analyses of palm between psoriasis and normals showed that mean values of -vertical distance from a-d to the axial triradius on left side showed a statistically significant difference. The role of study of almat p

A study consisting of 350 cases of pyoderma was carried out at Medical College and Hospital, Rohtak, with respect to microorganisms in pyoderma. Urine analysis was also done to note urinary changes due to streptococcal skin diseases. Betaha emolytic group A streptococci were isolated from 207 cases (59.14 per cent). All strains of organisms were bacitracin sensitive (100 per cent). The commonly isolated strains were T11 and T13 followed by T1, T3/ 13/B 3264 and then others. The common T pattern was T4/13/B 3264 (28.88 per cent) followed by T5/11/12/27/44 (22.22 per cent) Urine analysis revealed albuminuria in 19 cases (5.42, per cent), haematuria in 2 cases and pyuria in 5 cases. The streptococci isolated in present study showed no resistance to penicillin. 2 to 25 per cent resistance to other antibiotics was found.

30 male patients suffering from sexually transmitted diseases and attending the Dermatology out - patients department of the S.S.K.M. hospital , Calcutta, were studied for detection of Australia antigen. Immunodiffusion and Counter immunoelectrophoresis were done. 20 per cent Australia antigen (HBs Ag) positivity was obtained in the series.

A Quantitative assay of porphymins in urine of thirty patients of atopic dermatitis was

A quantitative assay of porphyrins in stool of thirty-patients with atopic dermatitis was done. Rimingtlon's technique -for the estimation of Porophyrins was employed. Porphyrin levels in the thirty cases were compared with ten normals which constituted the control group. No statistically significant difference in porphytm levels was, Observed between the study and control group. Porphyrin levels were also compared between patients with and without history photosensitivity.

Out of 100 cases of leprosy studied or ocular complications, 46 were suffering from lepromatous leprosy and -54 from nonlepromatous leprosy; 72 were males and 28 females. The patients were in the age group of 13-70 years. with the mum incidence (45%) in fifth -decade of life. The mean duration of leprosy was 11.8 years, with a range between 4 and 36 years. Single or multiple ocular lesions were found in 84% of patients. Impaired or absent corneal sensation (70%) was the most frequently seen ocular lesion, in this study, - followed by madarosis of eye brows and eye lids (56%), anterior uveitis (21%) lagopthalmos (19%), ectropion of lower lid (8%) and scleral lesions (4%) etc. Uniocular blindness was observed in 8% of patients. Periodical check up of all leprosy patients for any ocular involvement is essential un order to detect and treat the eye complications in early stages.

A patient with classical features of Behcet's Syndrome is presented. The case which initially had ophthalmological manifestations posed great difficulty in diagnosis until the genital and oral ulcerations appeared. Systemic manifestations in the form of arthritis and hepatomegaly appeared still later. Neurological involvement set in as a terminal event.

A case of epidrmodysplasia verruciformis of twenty years duration is reported in a female whose genital lesions resembled condyloma acuminata.

A case of extensive granuloma inguinale simulating squamous cell carcinoma is described. There was past history of urethritis leading to a urethral fistula. The ulcer healed almost completely within 19 days of receiving streptomycin injections. The patient had associated scabies and presumably also had latent syphillis (His VDRL was reactive in 1:8 dilution). The patient belonged to Madhya Pradesh.