Treatment options for actinic keratoses available in Pakistan

Actinic keratoses are usually found on the sun-exposed areas of the face, the ears, the forearms, and the dorsum of the hands in adults with history of chronic sun exposure. There is often a background of solar-damaged skin with telangiectasias, elastosis, and pigmented lentigines. What are the treatment options available in Pakistan to treat actinic keratoses? View Images

How to manage an advanced case of PRP?

Pityriasis rubra pilaris is a chronic papulosquamous disorder of unknown etiology characterized by reddish orange scaly plaques, palmoplantar keratoderma, and keratotic follicular papules. It was first described by Tarral in 1828. The disease may progress to erythroderma with distinct areas of uninvolved skin, the so-called islands of sparing. How do you manage an advanced case of PRP? View images

Olive oil to treat cradle cap

Cradle cap, also known as infantile seborrheic dermatitis, usually appears in the first few months of life and rarely persists beyond three years. It is characterised by the development of thick, crusty, yellow or brown scales over the scalp. The scales may also be found on the eyelids, postauricular regions, around the nose, and in the groin. What is your experience with olive oil to treat cradle cap? View images

Efficacy of oral antibiotics to treat secondary syphilis

The lesions of Secondary syphilis are usually red and scaly, typically found on the chest and the palms of the hands.As the lesions age they can become less scaly and more polymorphic becoming more papular and sometimes pustular and pigmented.They usually begin 6 to 8 weeks after the penile ulcer or chancre and can last days or months. Treatment of choice remains single dose of benzathine penicillin 2.4 mega units given intramuscularly. Which oral antibiotic have been found equally effective in case of penecillin hypersensitivity? View images

Acrodermatitis continua

Acrodermatitis continua is a chronic inflammatory disese characterized by multiple pustules with scale on an erythematous base usually restricted to a distal location on one or two digits. The pustules may coalesce to form lakes of pus, and, over time, they may spread proximally to involve the dorsal aspects of the hands, forearms, and feet. Pustulation of the nail bed and nail matrix often is associated with onychodystrophy. Acrodermatitis continua can be resistant to treatment. How do you manage this condition? View images

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