Vol 46 No 3
July - September 2001 | ABSTRACTS |
Correlation between clinical and histopathological criteria for the classification of leprosy
Kalyani Mitra, Surajit Biswas, Bibhuti Saha, Anjali Dasgupta
Clinicians and histopathologists sometimes disagree on the classification of a case of leprosy. A detailed histopathological study of 92 fresh uncomplicated cases representing the whole spectrum of leprosy was done for the last one year. There was complete agreement between clinical and histopathological diagnosis in 53 cases (57.61%) and disparity in 39 cases (42.39%). Among the latter, shift towards the lepromatous pole of the s/bottom.gif" ALT="Bottom Of Page" BORDER=0>
Treatment of acne vulgaris with new polyherbal formulation
Y N Sachidanand, B H Anand Kumar
One hundred and five patients with active lesions of acne vulgaris were included in the open clinical trial. All the patients were administered tablets containing multiple herbal drugs (purim), at a dose of 2 tablets twice daily for four weeks. Simultaneously, they were instructed to apply A herbal cream (Clarina) twice daily on the affected area of acne lesion twice daily for four weeks.
The response to treatment was excellent in mild to moderate acne (Grade I & II) after 4 weeks of treatment. In severe acne with large papules and pustules, the response was also significantly good, in healing the papules and pustules. There were no local or systemic side effects seen in all these patients. Thus, this polyherbal cream (Clarina) along with a polyherbal tablet (Purim) tablets was useful in treating patients with various degrees of acne.
Influence of Chrysosporium spp. in the prevalence of dermatophytes in soil
S Gokul Shankar, M S Ranjith, S Ranganathan, B N Selvakumar, Mohammed Aejaz
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