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Herpes associated erythema multiforme (HAEM)

Background: Eczema is one of the important causes of public health problem. So, we conducted a study to assess the socio-demographic characteristics (age, sex, occupation, socio-economic condition, site of lesion, diabetes status etc) and to find out their relationship with the complicated eczema.Objective: The objective of the study was to find out the eczema cases attending in Department of Dermatology of Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM) Hospital and to identify the surface complications of eczema and the occurrence of eczema among the diabetic patients of BIRDEM Hospital.Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among the outdoor diabetic patients attending the Department of Dermatology of BIRDEM Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period of 1st September to 31st November, 2014.Results: A total of 600 patients were interviewed. Of them, 60% were female and 40% were male. Among them, majority (29.17%) were in the age group of 40–49 years. Most of the subjects (66.67%) were service holders. Majority of the subjects (61.67%) were from low socio-economic status. In majority cases (41.67%) lesions were in hand and in 33.33% in legs. Diabetes was uncontrolled in 76.67% cases and only 15% controlled it and 8.33% controlled strictly.Conclusion: Factors like occupation, diabetes status etc. were found associated with high occurrence of eczema.J Enam Med Col 2016; 6(2): 93-96

Background: Autologous serum skin test (ASST) is easy to perform, cost effective measure for initial identification of auto-antibody in patients suffering from chronic urticaria which may occur due to autoimmune trigger by spontaneously developed auto-antibodies against FcμRI receptor of skin mast cells.Objective: This review is designed to see the positivity of ASST in patients suffering from chronic urticaria.Materials & Methods: This a retrospective data analysis conducted from the records of patients suffered from at least two episodes of urticaria or more in a week for 6 weeks and who did ASST aged more than 10 years between July 2015 to June 2017. These subjects were not pregnant or lactating mother, did not had urticarial vasculitis, predominant co-existing physical urticaria and had negative Hepatitis B antigen and anti-nuclear antibody reports.Results: Total 53 were included in this study of them 33 were female. Mean age was 32 years with a standard deviation (SD) of 11 years. Among study patients 16 (30.2% of total) had a positive ASST result. No age or sex difference was observed in positive ASST cases. In positive cases significant (p-value:<0.001) mean induration difference of 2.75mm with a SD of 1.00 mm observed than induration produced by negative control.Conclusion: ASST is easy and effective tool for initial identification of auto-reactive urticaria.J MEDICINE JUL 2018; 19 (2) : 100-103