Recently added articles from Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology:

From the desk of the guest editor

May 01, 2008; Maniar, J ... Guest Editor: J. K. Maniar Contents: HIV and tuberculosis co-infection: Hiten Thaker Use of antiretrovirals in pediatric HIV infections: Sunanda Gaur Prevention of mother-to-child transmission in HIV infection: Amar Surjushe, Janak Maniar From the desk of the guest ...

Current regimen of pulse therapy for pemphigus: Minor modifications, improved results

May 01, 2008; Pasricha, J ... Introduction We first used dexamethasone-cyclophosphamide pulse (DCP) therapy for pemphigus in 1982. [1,2] During the subsequent period of 25 years, long-term follow-up of pemphigus patients treated with DCP therapy regimen has revealed that pemphigus can now be considered to be a ...

Human papillomavirus and skin tags: Is there any association?

May 01, 2008; Gupta, Sachin; Aggarwal, Ritu; Gupta, Somesh; Arora, Sunil ... Introduction Human papillomavirus (HPV) is known to be the most ubiquitous of the human viruses. Over 100 HPV types have been identified till date. In healthy population, most of these HPV types appear to establish a latent infection of the skin, mostly as normal flora residing in hair ...

Comparison of potassium hydroxide mount and mycological culture with histopathologic examination using periodic acid-Schiff staining of the nail clippings in the diagnosis of onychomycosis

May 01, 2008; Shenoy, M; Teerthanath, S; Karnaker, Vimal; Girisha, B; Prasad, M Krishna; Pinto, Jerome ... Introduction Onychomycosis is a common problem in clinical practice, accounting for up to 50% of all nail diseases. [1] It is caused by a variety of fungal agents and presents in several clinical forms. It can mimic several diseases in the field of dermatology and internal medicine. It ...

Stevens Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis and SJS-TEN overlap: A retrospective study of causative drugs and clinical outcome

May 01, 2008; Sharma, Vinod; Sethuraman, Gomathy; Minz, Anil ... Introduction Cutaneous drug eruptions are one of the most frequent manifestations of adverse drug reactions. [1] Adverse cutaneous drug reactions are found to affect 2-3% of hospitalized patients. [2] The reported percentage of "potentially serious" adverse drug reactions varies greatly ...

Premarital testing for HIV infection: Marriage bureaus should lead

May 01, 2008; Pandve, Harshal ... Over the years the HIV/AIDS epidemic has moved from urban to rural India and from the high-risk to the general population, affecting mostly the youth. About 2.5 million people in India aged between 15 and 49 are estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS, the second largest such population in the ...

Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis

May 01, 2008; Elston, James; Thaker, Hiten ... Introduction The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the global tuberculosis (TB) epidemic to be a public health emergency in 1993. Despite signs that the epidemic may be slowing down, the actual number of TB cases continues to rise. [1] HIV and TB are closely associated; HIV ...

Adverse effects of antiretroviral treatment

May 01, 2008; Sharma, Ajay; Vora, Roshni; Modi, Megha; Sharma, Archana; Marfatia, Yogesh ... Introduction The introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has led to a significant reduction in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, up to 25% of all patients discontinue their initial HAART regimen because of ...

Early antiretroviral therapy: The pendulum shifts again

May 01, 2008; Saple, D; Jindal, Saurabh; Vaidya, Satish ... Since the advent of highly active antiretroviral (HAART) in the mid-90s, the unequivocal benefit demonstrated by it in AIDS patients raised the question of the best time to initiate therapy. [1] Gradually, over the years, in response to increasing data, treatment schedules have changed from ...

An association of Alternaria alternata and Scopulariopsis brevicaulis in cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis

May 01, 2008; Anandan, V; Nayak, V; Sundaram, S; Srikanth, P ... Introduction Fungal pathogens, some previously unknown or considered saprophytes, are increasingly identified not only in solid organ recipients but also in other immunocompromised patients. The changing patterns of immunosuppressive agents, complex surgical techniques, artificial ...

Suspected cardiac toxicity to intravenous immunoglobulin used for treatment of scleromyxedema

May 01, 2008; Binitha, M; Nandakumar, G; Thomas, Daisy ... Introduction Lichen myxedematosus is a rare skin disease characterized by the deposition of acid glycosaminoglycans in the dermis, leading to the formation of numerous lichenoid papules, causing thickening and hardening of the skin. The generalized form is called scleromyxedema, in which ...

Herpes simplex virus 2 infection: A risk factor for HIV infection in heterosexuals

May 01, 2008; Anuradha, K; Singh, H; Gopal, KVT; Rao, G Rama; Ramani, T; Padmaja, Jyothi ... Introduction Genital ulcerative disease is one of the risk factors for acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection because of the disruption of the epithelial barrier and infiltration by CD4+ lymphocytes which are targets for HIV infection. In the recent decades, ...

Dermatomyositis in a human immunodeficiency virus infected person

May 01, 2008; Marfatia, Yogesh; Ghiya, Ragini; Chaudhary, Dipak ... Introduction Dermatomyositis is an autoimmune disorder that includes an inflammatory myopathy and characteristic skin manifestations. The etiology of dermatomyositis remains unknown; some studies have reported an association with histocompatibility antigens, environmental agents ( e.g., ...

Glomus tumor-induced longitudinal splitting of nail mimicking median canaliform dystrophy

May 01, 2008; Verma, S ... Introduction Longitudinal splitting of the nail as seen in median canaliform dystrophy is most commonly reported following chronic trauma. However, underlying tumors of the matrix can also cause longitudinal splitting. An interesting case of glomus tumor of the nail causing a ...

Erythema multiforme following vaccination in an infant

May 01, 2008; Kaur, Sarvjit; Handa, Sanjeev ... Introduction Immunization is mandatory for all infants and children for the prevention of various diseases under the Universal Immunization Program. These vaccine-preventable diseases have declined markedly worldwide since the introduction of the routine immunization program in 1978, ...

Goldenhar syndrome with unusual features

May 01, 2008; Mehta, Bijal; Nayak, Chitra; Savant, Shankar; Amladi, Sangeeta ... Introduction Goldenhar syndrome (oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia with hemifacial microsomia) is a rare congenital anomaly involving the first and second branchial arches. [1] It is also known as the oculoauriculovertebral syndrome (OAVS) because of the association of eye anomalies with ...

Rapidly increasing incidence of Kaposi's varicelliform eruption in patients with atopic dermatitis

May 01, 2008; Kimata, Hajime ... Sir, Kaposi's varicelliform eruption (KVE) is occasionally observed in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD). [1] However, most of them are sporadic cases and no detailed analysis of the monthly incidence of KVE has been reported with accurate diagnosis by PCR. We analyzed the incidence ...

Type 1 lepra reaction presenting as immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

May 01, 2008; Rapose, Alwyn ... Sir, There is an increasing awareness of the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in patients initiating antiretroviral therapy. It is likely that there will be more reports of this phenomenon in patients co-infected with HIV and leprosy, especially from India, where there ...

Isolated facial palsy in varicella

May 01, 2008; Rao, G Rama; Amareswar, A; Kumar, Y Kishan; Rani, Radha ... Sir, Isolated facial palsy as a neurological complication of varicella is reported. [1],[2],[3],[4],[5] As such neurological complications caused by varicella are estimated to occur in approximately 0.01-0.03% of infections. Frequent neurologic complications of varicella are cerebellar ...

Use of anti-retrovirals in pediatric HIV infection

May 01, 2008; Gaur, Sunanda ... Introduction In resource-rich countries, the prognosis of pediatric HIV infection has undergone a dramatic transformation since the availability of antiretroviral drugs (ARV), particularly with the advent of highly active antiretroviral treatment regimens (HAART) in the later part of the ...