INTRODUCTION Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) affects a significant proportion of the population. There are many contributory aetiological factors common to tuberculosis (TB) and dermatological conditions. AIM To study the spectrum of concurrent skin conditions in patients with PTB and to compare with patients having other diseases. METHODS All patients with PTB admitted to our Institute during...

The erythemato-squamous dermatological diseases share many clinical and histopathological attributes making their differential diagnosis a challenging task for physicians. In this paper, we develop a classification algorithm based on previous clinical data to assist dermatologists in differentiating among these conditions. The final embodiment of the model was an optimized SVM with a Guassian k...

Since ancient time, many plant products are being used either to accentuate the beauty of skin or • as soothing agents in various dermatological ailments. Recently certain dietary factors and plant extracts have been found to be responsible for triggering • of some of the immune-mediated skin disorders. Autoimmune and hypersensitivity reactions are considered to be important mechanisms responsi...

Introduction: Complications due to iodine deficiency involve millions of people throughout the world . Suitable ways to restore iodine deficiency are iodized salt and iodized oil , so that one dose of iodized oil can meet iodine deficiency for 3-5 years. The aim of this study was to assess dermatological complications of Lipiodol injection in Khorramabad. Materials and Methods : In this retro...

Introduction The South American camelids (SACs): Lama glama (llama), L. quanicoe (guanaco), Vicugna pacos (alpaca), and V. vicugna (vicuña) have been growing in popularity as sources of hair (fibre) in North America and Europe. Dermatological problems can be a major challenge for veterinary clinicians dealing with alpaca herds. The aim of this article is to review some of the ectoparasitic skin...