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Shilpa Mehta

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PubMed2006

Herpes zoster with dissemination.

Herpes zoster or shingles is an acute vesico-bullous cutaneous infection characterized by dermatomal distribution, predominantly in adults. Extensive cutaneous dissemination has been reported in immunocompromised patients. However, its existence is documented in immunocompetent individuals as well. We report two children with disseminated herpes zoster, one of whom was immunocompromised secondary to severe mal-nutrition and had associated orbital septal cellulitis.

Cellulitis↗
PubMed2005

Erythema nodosum leprosum necroticans in a child--an unusual manifestation.

Erythema nodosum leprosum necroticans is an uncommon manifestation of type 2 lepra reaction, encountered in lepromatous and borderline lepromatous cases of leprosy. We report an unusual clinical presentation of necrotic erythema nodosum leprosum in a 9-year-old boy with no pre-existing evidence of leprosy. The lesions resolved completely following multi-bacilliary multi-drug therapy for 12 months, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and corticosteroids.

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal↗
PubMed2004

Hereditary Punctate Palmoplantar Keratoderma (PPK) (Brauer-Buschke-Fischer Syndrome).

We describe the first case of a sixty-five-year-old male field worker from India, having lesions of hereditary punctate palmoplantar keratoderma with an autosomally dominant pattern of inheritance. Associations included nail abnormalities in the form of longitudinal ridging, onychorrhexis, onychoschizia, trachyonychia and notching, which has been reported only on one previous occasion. The article also presents a brief review of the literature.

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