A rare case of chromomycosis caused by Exophiala jeanselmei in a 10 year old female child is reported.

Eight patients having cutaneous leishmaniasis were giving 150- 1200 mg rifampi4#n a day orally depending upon the age and body weight of the patient. Treatment was stopped after 2 months if there was no improvement; otherwise it was continued till complete regression of the lesion (s). In 2 patients the lesions regressed completely in 2 month and 6 months respectively, 3 patients improved partially, while the remaining 3&&k4.00H showed no improvement at all.

Eleven patients suffering from hyperhidrosis were psychiatrically studied. Seven of them were given behaviour therapy. Majority of the patients had -an unhappy childhood and long - standing and continuing psychological stress. None of them had obvious, coexisting psychiatric condition.. Thus, hyperhidrosis was the sole, expression of their psychological conflicts. Of the 7 patients treated 71% showed improvement with relaxation and systemic desentiziation which,was maintained for a_ period of at least 6 months.

The present report is an analysis of thirty six cases of cutaneous leis in Tripoli over a periol of two yeai special emphasis in clinical featur epide . miology. Factors likely to be resf for the increased incidence of the disease are discussed.

Two hundred and forty nine eggs of the white leghorn were injected on day 3,4 and 5 their incubation, with 0.03 mgtkg egg weight, of vincristine sulphate. Most embryos were removed 24, 48 and 72 hours after administration and examined histologically. A few eggs were opened on day 18 of incubation. The results of this study indicate that the drug is embryo-lethal in a majority of chicks and those that survive the toxic effects of vincristine show pronounced neuro/ectodermal dysplasias. Malformations of the neural tube and neural crest with depigmentation of the feathers and their loose anchoring were observed. The possible mechanism of these dysplasias is discussed.

A six year survey revealed 132 cases of pityriasis versicolor in children below 10 years of age. This constituted 6.70/o of all cases of pityriasis versicol and 24.8 % of cutaneous

Clinical and laboratory observations in 107 patients with primary syphilis are presented. In the absence of laboratory facilities at small health centers, clinical criteria of a single, non-tender, indurate ulcer on the male genitalia, Uailateral or bilateral non tender I inguinal lymphadenopathy helps to establish the diagnosis of primary syphilis in 90% patients.

Common clinical features of 6 cases of ,sympotomatic psychosis with pellagra are highlighted. It is emphasised that, early, detection and treatment of- these -cases could lead to prompt recovery from the psychotic symptoms.

A study was conducted to find out a suitable vehicle for patch testing in India. Various bases: tested were petrolatum, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol 400, lanolin, olive, oil and plastobase. The observations suggest that polythylene glycol 400 is the most suitable vehicle for patch testing.

Two cases in which topical psoralen induced hypertrichosis in the depigmented patches of vitiligo are being reported. -The possible mechanisms for this hypertrichosis are briefly discussed.

The case of a 5 years old girl who developed a keloid at the site of herpes zoster is reported. This is a rare complication of zoster.

A patient having borderline lepromatous leprosy developed exfoliative dermatitis while on treatment. Provocation tests done 2 months after subsidence of the dermatitis proved erythroderma to be on account of paracetamol.