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J M Boopalraj

Publications and source records attributed to J M Boopalraj.

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PubMed1998

Cerebriform sebaceous nevus.

A 20-year-old man presented with a well-defined, soft to firm, freely mobile pinkish-yellow plaque of 9.5 cm over the right parieto-occipital region with a typical cerebriform appearance. In total, nine folds were present with short black terminal hair in the sulci area. There was no follicular plugging. Skeletal survey and neurologic and ophthalmologic assessments were normal. Skin biopsy was compatible with sebaceous nevus showing mature sebaceous glands in the upper dermis and mature apocrine glands in the lower dermis with malformed hair germ.

Adult↗
PubMed1997

Unusual observations in the histology of Pityriasis versicolor.

Histological studies were carried out on 25 patients with various morphological types of pityriasis vesicolor. In addition to the usual features, acanthosis nigricans-like picture in papular lesions, dilated blood vessels in erythematous lesions were observed. In sections stained with Periodic acid Schiff's stain (PAS) absence of granular layer in areas of close approximation of filaments to the stratum malpighii and presence of only mycelia in the vicinity of acrosyringium were found unusual, interesting and are new findings to our knowledge.

Adult↗
PubMed1979

Squamous cell carcinoma arising from trophic ulcers.

This study presents two cases of Squamous Cell Carcinomas arising from trophic ulcers of leprosy attending Leprosy Department, Government General Hospital, Madras. The aim of this presentation is to analyse these cases in the light of the earlier reports and to draw attention to certain significant features of them.

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell↗
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Rhinocerebral zygomycosis.

An unusual case of rhinocerebral zygomycosis with its clinical and histopathological features are presented. A good response was observed with oral itraconazole at a dose of 200 mg day-1 for a period of 3 months. To our knowledge, it is the first case report of this infection, involving the maxillary sinus, eye and the brain, from Madras, Tamilnadu, India.

Antifungal Agents↗