Vol 44 No 4
October - December 1999 | ABSTRACTS |
Clinicopathological study of actinomycotic mycetomas
G Sentamilselvi, A Selvam, C Janki, A Ka ped margin with pale centre and deeply stained periphery with prominent eosinophilic club in A. madurae, deep stained grain with smooth margin and horizontal cracks in A. pelletierii and the pale stained small grain of other Norcardia spp. Bone involvement varied from osteolytic to osteosclerotic changes. Actinomadura madurae commonly involved the feet which was by far the commonest site of mycetoma. Combined drug regimens like streptomycin along with cotrimoxazole and amikacin with contrimaxazole were found to be effective in cases of mycetoma due to A. Pelletierii. Norcardia spp. Responded well to the oral contrimoxazole given as a monotherapy. The need to start the patient on multidrug therapy in cases of A. pelletierii and A. madurae especially with bone involvement is stressed. Rare sites like antecubital, popliteal fossae, posterior aspect of trunk, shin and scalp were also involved by Actinomycotic species.
Clinical profile of cutaneous infections and infestations in the padiatric age group
RC Sharma, Vibhu Mendiratta
A total number of 15,955 (31.4%) children attended the paediatric dermatology OPD of the Kalawati Saran Children Hospital, New Delhi during 1992 to 1994. Out of these, 8176 (51.24%) patient were having various infections and parasitic infestations. Majority (38.7%) of the patients were in the |