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Sir, Foreign body ill the vagina is a common cause of vaginal discharge, which may be either purulent or hemorrbagic. This may result from ignorance, accident, malice, attempts at sexual [...]

A 60-year-old retired teacher presented with an intensely pruritic, progressive, serpiginous lesion of six weeks' duration on the anterior abdominal wall. Gardening was his hobby. He gave a history of [...]

Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) - a rare, lifelong heritable disease due to a unique susceptibility to human papilloma virus. The disseminated verrucous lesions or pityriasis versicolor like lesions persist from early childhood and can transform into a cutaneous malignancy in a fourth of patients. The association of EV with multiple eccrine hidradenoma, herpes simplex labialis and Hansen's disease is a very rare occurrence and is reported in a 25-year-old woman. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tuberculosis continues to be an important public health problem and cutaneous tuberculosis constitutes a minor proportion of extra pulmonary manifestations of tuberculosis. Elephantiasis of the external genitalia, as a sequel to cutaneous tuberculosis, in a 40-year-old diabetic lady is being reported for its rarity. The patient also had lesions of healed scrofuloderma of 27 years' duration, in both axillae, with residual pedunculated nodules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Myxoid tumors are a heterogeneous group of lesions characterized by a marked abundance of extra cellular mucoid (myxoid) matrix. The term aggressive emphasizes the often infiltrative nature of the tumor and its frequent association with recurrence. A case of aggressive angiomyxoma arising from the vagina in a 55-year-old woman is reported for its rarity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An in-transit metastasis is one that is located between the primary tumor and the closest lymph node region and results from tumor emboli getting trapped in the lymphatic channels. A 65-year-old male patient who had undergone partial amputation of the penis and bilateral inguinal lymph node resection for squamous cell carcinoma of the penis 4 months earlier developed multiple cutaneous metastatic lesions in the pubic region and scrotum. The case is reported for the uncommon presentation of in-transit metastases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of an unknown aetiology most commonly affecting the anogenital area. However, extragenital involvement also occurs uncommonly. A case of extra-genital LS involving the areolae of both breasts, in a 15-year-old boy, is reported for its rarity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Squamous cell carcinoma is a common malignant tumor of the keratinizing cells of the epidermis. Verrucous carcinoma or Ackerman's tumor is a subtype of low grade squamous cell carcinoma that can affect cutaneous and mucous surfaces. Two cases of Verrucous carcinoma affecting the lip and oral mucous membrane (oral florid papillomatosis) are being reported. One patient had a co-existent sub mucous fibrosis, a pre-malignant lesion and two auto-immune disorders, i.e., diabetes mellitus and vitiligo. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A quiz concerning recurrent scarring penile ulcers is presented.

Anonyehia congenita, is the absence of nails from birth and is a very rare developmental anomaly. A case of congenital anonychia affecting four digits on the right hand , in addition to hypoplasia of digits (braehydaetyly) and a bony abnormality ( absence of the distal phalanges in the ring and index fingers and absent middle phalanx in the middle finger ) , in a 40 years old male patient, is reported for its rarity. This ease could possibly be a variant of Cook's syndrome, which is characterized by nail abnormalities ranging from dystrophic nails to complete absence of nails, associated with brachydactyly of the fifth finger and digitalization of the thumb (triphlangism). The distal phalanges of the hands and feet, may be either absent or hypoplastic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in both developing and developed countries. Cutaneous Tuberculosis constitutes a minor proportion of extra-pulmonary manifestations of Tuberculosis. Lupus Vulgaris (LV) is one of the clinical variants of Cutaneous Tuberculosis. A case of a large plaque type psoriasiform lesion of lupus vulgaris on the thigh, of 15 years' duration, in an 18-year-old girl is reported. This case highlights the ignorance level among the patients and consequent failure to avail proper anti-tuberculous treatment despite campaign in print and audio visual media.

Tuberculosis affects the population world wide, more among those living in developing countries. The incidence of tuberculosis registered an upward trend even in developed countries, with the advent of HIV infection. Cutaneous tuberculosis accounts for about 1% of cases of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. Cutaneous tuberculosis presents with various lesions ranging from ulcerative to proliferative or hyperkeratotic lesions. The lesions may sometimes be associated with marked destruction of the tissues resulting in marked disfigurement, especially when it involves face as seen in cases of Lupus Vulgaris. A case of Lupus Vulgaris in a young woman with extensive ulceration of face which responded to ATT resulting in scarring of the face is reported for its rarity amongst Indian population as against western population.