An outbreak of black piedra affected 60% of inmates of a women’s hostel. One of the inmates who had piedra even before joining the hostel appears to be the source of infection. Use a common comb for dressing the hair and sharing of pillows and bed sheets while sleeping were the probable factors for spread of the disease. An indigenous treatment that consisted of daily exposure of the affected hairs to steam for 20 minutes was found to be beneficial.

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Based on various published and unpublished re-cords with special reference to the period 1971 to 1977, a spectrum of Sexually transmitted Diseases (SfDs) has been worked out. The average i ncidence was syphilis 38.40/o, gonotrhoea i9.2%,-chancroid 23.3%, L.G.V. 5.1%, donova!10&is 1.1%, N.S.U. 4.9,c/o and other STDs 2OiO%. Eairly syphilis was diagnosed more frequently in Armed Forces Clinics while late and latent cases were reported large numbers in civilian institutions. The average male-female ratios were in syphilis 3.4:1, gon6rrhoea 8.1:li chancroid 70.3-.1, L.G.V.18.7:2, donovan osis 43-1, piogenitalis 12.1:1, condyloma acumiuata 7.3:1, N.S.U. 72.5-1 and' tri6homonas vagiiiitis' 1.33:5. Sex ratio of afflictiom revealed wide variations from State to State.

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An Afghan national having bullous pemphigoid, developed itching and erythema -on the medial side of his feet 3 days after institution of treatment with azathioprine. The lesions subsided on withdrawing azathioprine but recurred at the same sites within 14 hours of provocation with 25 mg azathioprine.

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An unusual case of Histoplasma Capsulatum infection with cutaneous nodules, a feature of African histoplasmosis and granulomatous lesions, a manifestation of classical histoplasmosis is being reported.

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Some of the behaaoural aspects of 227 randomly selected male,patients attending the STD ClWc of Safung Hospitak New were The majority were below thirty years of age and poorly educated. Two thirds -of the patients were teetotalers .37.4% study group were pronuscuous and 353% of the group were repwcrs' A high of pre-marital sex was noted. 352% of the stated their spouse to be the cause of the StD. 11.9% of the study group admittc to homosexuality. Professional women (prostitutes and call girls) were the source of the majority of infections-. There was a statistically significant relationship between consumption of alcohol and promiscuity. Now of the major STDS. was significantly Mort frequently acquired from any particular source. NSU however was more frequent amongthchom . Such studies should be conducted from time to time to understand and evaluate the trend of permissiveness in the society.

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Primary systemic amyloidosis with bullous lesions associated with multiple myeloma is described in an adult patient. The response to therapy with melphalan and prednisolono had been quite encouraging. The patient was well when seen more than 2 years after the initial diagnosis. Details are presented.

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A case of phaeohyphomycosis in a three year old female child born to consanguious parents is reported. The causative agent was Exophiala jeanselemei. The lesions were found in skin, subcutaneous tissue, lymph nodes and limb bones, which makes it a rare case.

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A 45-year-old patient with vitiligo and oesophageal carcinoma is described. Lesions of vitiligo became generalized after the development of the neoplasm. The importance of this association is not well understood.

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