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B R Garg

Publications and source records attributed to B R Garg.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1997

Hereditary palmoplantar keratodermas in South India.

Thirty-one patients with inherited palmoplantar keratodermas (PPKs) were screened from 59,490 cases who visiting the OPD of JIPMER, Pondicherry. The prevalence rate was 5.2 per 10,000 population (1:2000 approx.). PPKs were more common in males (25 patients) than females (6 patients); the overall male to female ratio was 4.2:1. The incidence was highest in the group from 0-10 years of life (67.7% of cases). Unna-Thost syndrome topped the list with 38.7% of cases and its prevalence 1:6000 (approx.), followed by Greither's disease (22.9%) and others-Vohwinkel (3 cases), idiopathic punctate (2 cases), ichthyosis vulgaris associated PPK (2 cases) etc. This study has for the first time reported the prevalence and patterns of hereditary PPKs in South India.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1997

Cutaneous horn: a brief review and report of a case.

A case of extensive verrucae vulgaris with cutaneous horns in a 32-year-old man is reported. Accompanying terminal phalangeal bone absorptive changes in the fingers of both hands, resulting from subungual warty lesions, are highlighted. The existing literature on the subject of cutaneous horn is briefly reviewed.

Adult↗
PubMed1996

Solitary neurilemmoma of the face.

A fourteen-year-old male with solitary neurilemmoma over his left cheek is described. Clinically, it was mistaken for molluscum contagiosum. The case is reported for its rarity and unique features.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1995

Cortisol status in different types of leprosy.

Basal plasma cortisol levels in 12 controls and 60 patients with different types of leprosy were within normal limits. They were significantly lower in multibacillary leprosy patients; this abnormality might be due to long standing stress leading to adrenal exhaustion. The plasma cortisol level significantly increased after the ACTH (Synacthen) stimulation test in all of the varieties of leprosy tested, which suggests that the adrenal reserve is maintained in such cases.

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone↗
PubMed1995

Clinico-epidemiological profile of ichthyosis in south Indian patients.

A high frequency rate of hereditary ichthyosis (141.89 per 1000) was detected in a 1029 member South Indian study population selected at random from the skin outpatients of a teaching hospital. An age and sex matched control population screened from the medical and pediatric outpatients of the same institute recorded the incidence of ichthyosis vulgaris as 150 per 1000 population which is even higher.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1994

Multiple trichoepitheliomas with rare features.

A case of multiple trichoepitheliomas associated with epidermal cysts is reported. The trichoepithelioma lesions were florid and extensive with large nodulo-cystic lesions on the face and a new variant simulating hidradenitis suppurativa near the gluteal cleft.

Epidermal Cyst↗
PubMed1993

Childhood lichen planus (LP).

In adults, lichen planus (LP) is relatively more common than in children. Among 222 cases of LP, there were 25 (11.2%) children in our study. The majority of the cases were females in the age group of 8-14; the youngest child was 3 years old. Papular and linear types of LP were common in children. There was no familial history of LP in any of the cases. The patients with classic LP lesions responded well to dapsone therapy. This study supports the suggestion of Ramsay and Hurley that childhood LP is more common in the tropics.

Adolescent↗