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'Ulcero-membranous lesions over tonsil' is a special entity, which puzzles every physician and surgeon because of it's diverse etiology. Every insult to the tonsil heals by ulcer and later membrane formation. A retrospective study has been conducted at our institute to analyse the cases of ulcero-membranous lesions of tonsil in terms of etiology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment protocols and outcome in an Indian context. Diphtheria, if not detected early and treated, can lead to significant morbidity and mortality because of critical complications. Diphtheria mainly affects children aged between 1 and 5 years, however, due to good vaccine coverage, a shift in age incidence has been observed from preschool to school age (5-15 years) with more and more cases now being reported in adults. The health agencies and the government will have to take maximum efforts to increase immunization coverage as India has witnessed the highest number of cases in the world for the year 2015.

A rare case of idiopathic massive osteolysis involving cranial bone is reported. Radiological and computed tomographic findings are discussed, along with a brief review of the literature.

A case of successful management of subdural hematoma secondary to drug-induced immune thrombocytopenic purpura is reported. Various mechanisms in the causation of thrombocytopenia are discussed.

1. A case of osteoid osteoma of the skull is reported, with characteristic clinical, radiological and pathological features. 2. Osteoid osteoma of the skull has not previously been reported.