Gential warts and genital herpes are increasing in incidence.- are due to DNA ,viruses and, may be followed by malignant change, This retrospective survey showed a stronger correlation in women of herpes with warts than of herpes with gonorrhoea or other non sexually transmitted diseases; Women with genital herpes, are recommended to have annual cervical smears. This may be especially important for women with both conditions affecting the cervix and may be worth considering 'm women with cer cal warts. In men herpes was more strongly correlated with warts and gonorrhoea than with syphilis or other, non sexually transmitted conditions. It is suggested that in men the correlation may be due to sexual acquisition but in omen the correlation may be due to a stronger link.

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Sixty one cases of various dermatophytoses were studied with topical therapy of tolnaftate (Tinaderm) solution. Forty six cases showed good response, 11 cases

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Patients attending the out-patient department of Dermatology service of Safdaxjang Hospital, New Delhi were studied for dermatophytosis. Of 126 clinically diagnosed cases of dermatophytosis 66(52.40/o) were positive by direct KOH examination and 64 (50.76%) were positive by culture for dermatophytes which included 50 microscopically positive and 14 negative specimens. This study shows that the most common dermatophytes species is T. rubrum, followed by T. tonsurans and T, violauceum. Other positive cultures identified were E. ,floccosum. T. mentagrophytes.

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Three cases of pityriasis -rubra pilaris, an uncommon dermatosis are presented. All cases presented in the phase, of exfoliative dermatitis and showed no appreciable improvement with systemic steroids alone or with mothotrexate. The response to, azathioprine was highly, satisfactory in these cases. Improvement was maintained during follow up period when azathioprine was completely withdrawn. No side effect- of the drug was noticed.

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A case of localized flushing and pain simulating causalgia in a seventeen year old male is described. There was no history of injury. Various mechanisms, which could possibly contribute to developing such a condition are discussed.

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A rare case of bilateral herpes zoster ophthalmicus with dissemination of cutaneous lesions without any predisposing cause is presented. The unusual features were the severe keratouveitis and short duration of dissemination. The corneal lesions healed following the use of a soft contact lens.

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A double blind study was done on thirty patients of either sex and various age groups who had psoriasis involving 50% of more of the total body surface area. All patients were fully investigated. Twelve were administered placebo tablets and sunlight exposure while remaining eighteen patients were administered tablets 8 MOP and sunlight exposure.

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Six cases of adenoma sebaceum are reported. The study demonstrates the variations in the clinical expression -of this genetic disease. The occurrence of the disease in identical twins is interesting,

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Twenty cases of dermatitis herpetiformis were studied for their clinical features, histological findings and response to treatment with DDS. The predominance of females in our cases (16 females: 4 males) was at variation with earlier reports. Haematological side effects of dapsone therapy were frequent in our cases.

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60 patients with chronic urticaria were treated with either cimetidine or chloropheniramine maleate or with combination of the two drugs. Combined therapy proved to be superior to single' drug therapy.

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A case of pomphigus vulgatis with onychomadesis is reported. This change in nails is not commonly seen in pemphigus.

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Pachyonychia congenita has been reported in two cases in a family-father and son. They also had other multiple epidermal defects like steatocystoma multiplex, callosities, alopecia with hypotrichia and follicular keratosis. The yonger patient had delayed eruption of the teeth.

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