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Background: Hirsutism is a distressing condition among women and one of the major causes of depression. Objective: To compare the effectiveness and safety of Eflornithine and Intense Pulsed Light versus Intense pulsed light and Placebo in idiopathic facial hirsutism. Methods: In this randomized placebo-controlled trial, 40 female patients of >18 ye...
Objective: There has been a rise in the magnitude of dermatological diseases in the South East Asian region. This study aimed to determine the pattern of various skin disorders appearing in the Dermatology Department of a tertiary care hospital, which will help people to understand the scale of the rising incidence and possible preventive measures...
Aim: To study the frequency of dermatitis medicamentosa in pts of contact eczema with patch test Study design: Descriptive case series Setting: Dermatology Department Unit-I, KEMU/ Mayo Hospital, Lahore from 1-1-2011 to 30-6-2011. Methodology: A total of 100 patients of eczema of either sex, age 12 or more were selected for this study. Patch test w...
Objectives: To determine the impact of hirsutism on quality of life (QoL) using Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) in female patients. Patients and Methods: An observational study was carried out at the Department of Dermatology, King Edward Medical University/ Mayo Hospital, Lahore from March 1, 2012 to August 31, 2012. A total of 200 female pa...
Lamellar ichthyosis (LI) is a rare genetic disorder with autosomal recessive inheritance. It is equally seen in both sexes and usually manifests at birth. The child presents as a collodion baby. The erythema is minimal or absent; but when present, it is maximum on the face. The scaling is generalized, accentuated on lower extremities and flexural a...
Lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei is an uncommon, chronic, inflammatory dermatoses characterized by multiple, monomorphic, symmetrical, reddish-brown papules on chin, forehead, cheeks and eyelids that show a characteristic granulomatous histology. Lesions may cluster around the mouth and eyes or may be widely disseminated on the face. The exact pa...
Objectives: To present the pattern of morbidity associated complications, and causative factors in individual cases of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS)/toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). Patients and methods: This case series descriptive study, using a convenience sampling technique, was carried out in the In-patients department of Dermatology Unit I,...
Objectives: To determine the impact of melasma on quality of life (QoL) using Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) in our patients. Patients and methods: An observational study was carried out at the Department of Dermatology, King Edward Medical University/ Mayo Hospital, Lahore from December 12, 2009 to June 11, 2010. A total of 100 patients suf...
Background: Melasma is a commonly acquired hypermelanosis of facial skin due to various etiological factors including hormonal imbalance. Objectives: To find out the relationship between hormonal imbalance and melasma in females. Patients and methods: One hundred and fifty female patients suffering from melasma, between the ages of 17-45 years, wer...
Scrofuloderma is a common type of cutaneous tuberculosis characterized by a bluish-red nodule overlying an infected lymph gland, bone or joint that breaks down to form an undermined ulcer with a granulating tissue at the base. Progression of the disease leads to irregular adherent masses, densely fibrous at some places while fluctuant and dischargi...
Chronic renal failure (CRF) is recognized as a significant medical problem in our part of the world. It refers to an irreversible deterioration in renal function which classically develops over a period of years. The disorder has five stages and the stage 5, also called end stage renal failure (ESRF), is a severe illness and requires some form of r...
Background: Eczema is an extremely common skin problem in our society. Sometimes, chronic eczema becomes resistant to the conventional therapies. Hence, there is a need for an efficacious and safe treatment of patients with recalcitrant, chronic eczema. Objectives: To assess the efficacy and safety of low dose methotrexate (MTX) in chronic eczema....
Background Acne is an extremely common disease in the adolescent age group in Pakistan. Objectives To compare the efficacy and safety of topical 0.1% adapalene and 4% benzoyl peroxide in mild to moderate acne vulgaris. Patients and methods A total of 200 evaluable patients of more than 13 years of age with either sex were enrolled. One hundred pati...
Atypical mycobacterial infections are not uncommon in our society and are usually acquired from environmental sources like water and soil. Among them, Mycobacterium marinum infection, also called swimming pool granuloma, is characterized by a violaceous papule, nodule or plaque which appears at the site of trauma about 2 to 3 weeks after inoculatio...
Proximal white subungual onychomycosis (PWSO) is a rare form of onychomycosis of both fingernails and toenails. It occurs when the fungus invades the stratum corneum of the proximal nailfold followed by infection of the deeper parts of the nail plate. The surface of the overlying nail is usually normal. A case of PWSO is described with complete cur...
Food is essential to keep our body healthy and in perfect harmony. The relationship between food and skin is diverse. Food can help to cure certain skin disorders but it can also trigger or aggravate various other dermatoses. This article highlights the role of different food items in dermatological disorders under various headings.
Background Parthenium hysterophorus is a waste land weed which is hazardous to plants and human beings.
Objectives To find out the magnitude of parthenium spread and the adverse effects on agriculture and human beings.
Patients and methods This multiphase study was designed in collaboration with the Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology (MAPP)...
With the enhanced awareness about the importance of conducting outcome research, it has become apparent to the dermatologists that it is important to develop a quality of life scale that is reliable, sensitive and validated. However, in venturing into this new field, it is important to recognize that there are issues relatively unique to the assess...
Background: Nickel is one of the most common allergen, especially in females and it can give rise to diverse clinical manifestations. We evaluated the different clinical patterns and patch test reactivity in patients with nickel dermatitis presenting to the Patch Test Clinic of our department. Patients and methods: 83 cases (71 females and 12 males...
Two hundred patients with clinical suspicion of allergic contact dermatitis, of any age and either sex, were collected from the Department of Dermatology, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, from June, 1995 to June, 1996. Female to male ratio was 1.7:1. Patch test was performed on all patients using the European standard series. Scraping for fungus and biopsy w...
Atypical mycobacterial infections are not uncommon in our society and are usually acquired from environmental sources like water and soil. Among them, Mycobacterium marinum infection, also called swimming pool granuloma, is characterized by a violaceous papule, nodule or plaque which appears at the site of trauma about 2 to 3 weeks after inoculatio...
