A 5-year-old Brazilian Fila dog was presented with a history of vision loss, alopecia, and generalized depigmentation of the skin and hair. Clinical examination confirmed generalized depigmentation and pyodermitis. On ophthalmic examination there was depigmentation at the eyelid mucocutaneous junction, associated with anterior uveitis, and bilateral posterior synechia at 360 degrees. Both the c...

Introduction: Superficial mycoses refer to the diseases of skin and its appendages caused by fungi. Aims & Objectives: The present study was undertaken to find out the prevalence of different clinical types of Dermatomycoses including Dermatophytes, candida spp. and dermatomycotic mold infections of skin and its appendages and their etiological agents in and around Aligarh region of Northern In...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of skin diseases in kidney transplant recipients. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 233 kidney transplant recipients in Ekbatan Hospital of Hamedan in 2004. The patients were examined by a dermatologist and diagnosis was made on the basis of clinical observations. Biopsies and scraping of the lesi...

Kingella kingae had rarely been reported as a causative organism for corneal ulcer and had not been described before in vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC). Generally regarded as commensals of respiratory tract particularly in young children, it had however been isolated from the corneal ulcer scraping of both adult and children. We report a case of bacterial ulcer with isolation of Kingella king...