LUPUS VULGARIS—ACUTE ECZEMA— CHRONIC ECZEMA—PSORIASIS.

Tar Ointment in Chronic Eczema

By Surgeon B. D. BASU, i.m.s. Case 1.?Lance Naik I. Gr. had been suffering from eczema of palms of both hands and heel of left foot for a long time before he came under my observation. His medical history sheet showed several admissions in hospital for eczema of the palms for a period extending over a year. Zinc, iodoform, vaseline, &c., locally had been tried before. When he came to me, I trie...

Management of Chronic Hand Eczema.

Management of hand eczema is complex because of the broad range of different pathogeneses, courses, and prognoses. Furthermore, the efficacy of most available treatments is not well established and the more severe forms can have a major impact on the patient's quality of life. Patient education, preventive measures, and the use of emollients are the mainstays in the management of hand eczema. H...

Dyshidrotic eczema Dyshidrotic eczema is a recurrent or chronic relapsing form of vesicular palmoplantar dermatitis

Vesicles and erosions in a patient with chronic eczema: is it just eczema?

An 80-year-old man was diagnosed with erythroderma secondary to seborrhoeic eczema 5 years before. His condition had been controlled with emollients, moderate potency topical steroids and antihistamines. He developed painful rashes over the genitals, suprapubic area and upper thighs of 1 week duration. There was associated low grade fever. The rashes were different from the appearance of his ch...

Chronic lupus peritonitis with ascites.

A 28 year old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed chronic lupus peritonitis and ascites is described. Lupus peritonitis appeared with abdominal fullness, postprandial abdominal discomfort, and painless ascites. Four months later the patient developed vertigo, headaches, visual disturbances, serositis, and glomerulonephritis. Lupus peritonitis and the other disease manifestatio...