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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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