It is generally agreed that the pattern of skin diseases differs in different countries, and within various regions of a country depending on social, economic, racial and environmental factors. Many workers have reported various patterns of skin diseases in different countries. So far, no such report is available in our country for Faridpur region. To fill the lacunae we decided to undertake a retrospective study of the skin disease pattern in this tertiary hospital of Faridpur, Bangladesh. All the newly diagnosed cases attending the OPD of Dermatology and Venereology, Faridpur Medical College Hospital, during the period of one year starting from 1st July 2007 to 30th June, 2008 were included in the study. Diagnosi s was done on clinical grounds and laboratory investigations were done whenever required. Eczema (19.2%), fungal infections (17.26%), scabies (15.16%) and pyodermas (7.59%) were the major skin diseases. STD's accounted for (0.73%) of the cases. Genodermatoses (0.01%) formed the minimal number of cases. Eczema was the commonest group of disorders. Out of the infective skin disorders fungal infections were the commonest group. Genodermatoses formed the least number of cases.

Eczematous dermatitis is very common in our country and all over the world. The aim of current study was to assess the burden, frequency and pattern of different eczema at outpatient department of Faridpur Medical College Hospital in the year 2009. Retrospective data were collected from medical records of patient. Patients of all ages & both sexes attending at the dermatology outpatient department of Faridpur Medical College Hospital in the year 2009 suffering from different eczema were included in this study. The frequency of eczema among patients attending at outpatient department of Faridpur Medical College Hospital was 12.8%, and the male to female ratio was almost 1:1. The most affected age group among patients was 0-5 years. Of all cases of eczema, 77.05% were endogenous and 22.52% were exogenous. The most common type of eczema was seborrhoeic dermatitis (27.17% of all cases), followed by contact dermatitis (20.00%) and Hand eczema (14.18%). Seborrhoeic dermatitis is commonest in young adult (21-45 yrs), whereas atopic dermatitis is common in infant and children (0-10 yrs). Eczema is a public health problem in Faridpur, Bangladesh, and this necessitates prospective studies to determine its incidence and prevalence.

Most of the patients of psoriasis have a chronic course withthe need for continuous control of disease activity. Patientswith moderate-to-severe disease generally requirephototherapy, photo-chamotherapy or systemic agents (e.g.cyclosporine, methotrexate, oral retinoids, fumaric acidesters) to control their disease adequately. In general thesetherapeutic modalities have proven to be highly effective inthe treatment of psoriasis. However, potentially serious toxicitycan limit their long term use. In this respect, hydroxyureacompares favourably with methotrexate which has a potentialfor producing irreversible hepatic damage and cyclosporineA with its potential for dose-related nephrotoxicity.Hydroxyurea, a hydroxylated molecule of urea is commonlyused to treat chronic myelogeneous leukemia andpolycythemia vera. Recent studies suggest it as an alternativeto methotrexate in moderate-to-severe psoriasis.   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbcps.v29i4.11330   J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2011; 29: 219-226

Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated disease affecting approximately 2-3% of general population. It is associated with significant negative impact on patient's physical and psychological quality of life along with vulnerability to co-morbidities such as cardiometabolic dysfunction, depression, and so on [1]. to evaluate the efficiency of platelet rich plasma (PRP) in the management of patients with chronic localized recalcitrant plaque psoriasis.This was a prospective pilot study conducted on 30 cases with chronic localized recalcitrant psoriasis attended Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology outpatient clinics, Benha University Hospitalis. This study was approved by Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology Department and Ethics Commitee in the Faculty of Medicine, Benha University. The study details were discussed with all patients and informed consents were obtained from them before the begining of the study.PASI score had significantly decreased in group I after 8 and 16 weeks of treatment when compared to the baseline (p =0.001). There was also significant decrease in PASI score between week 8, 16 (p =0.0018). PASI score showed no significant difference in group II neither at week 8 nor 16 compared to baseline (p =0.894).