BACKGROUNDApplying kumkum and sticker bindi on the forehead and hair parting is universally followed by Hindu women as a traditional symbol. This tradition is more followed in south India, especially by married women as sindoor in hair parting. There are more complaints of itching, burning and redness on forehead and hair parting where sticker bindi and kumkum are applied in women attending dermatology outpatient department.Aim of the study is to evaluate kumkum and sticker bindi dermatitis with relevance to patch testing. MATERIALS AND METHODS50 clinically suspected cases of dermatitis over forehead (Glabella) and hair parting were taken up for study. Patch testing was done with patients own kumkum, sticker bindi, turmeric allergen (As turmeric is used in the preparation of kumkum), nickel (as nickel is one of the major ingredients in sticker bindi). RESULTSOut of 50 cases tested, 38 patients (76%) were positive for patch testing and results are statistically significant. CONCLUSIONDermatitis (allergic contact dermatitis) to kumkum, sticker bindi are proved by the patch testing. Kumkum and sticker bindi have a wide popularity among people as cosmetics and also for their traditional and religious beliefs. Application of them is inevitable in the community, so an alternative should be found (heated and dried kumkum which is non-allergenic). As the incidence of kumkum dermatitis is raising, we can think of inclusion of kumkum and turmeric in Indian standard series (ISS) of allergens. KEYWORDSKumkum, Bindi, Dermatitis, Patch Test. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Babu VA, Venkateswaran KS. A clinical study on kumkum and bindi dermatitis and their relevance to patch testing. J. Evolution Med. Dent. Sci. 2016;5(94):6919-6923, DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2016/1566 BACKGROUND Application of kumkum and sticker bindi on forehead, glabellar region is universally followed by Hindu women as a traditional symbol. Married women apply kumkum in the hair parting as sindoor as a religious custom. Complaints of itching, burning, vesiculation, pigmentation in and around these areas has increased in the recent past. Turmeric is used in the preparation of kumkum, the turmeric is dried and powered and mixed with a bit of slaked lime which turns the rich yellow power in to red colour. 1, 2 Turmeric is known as golden spice of life. 3 It has been used in India as a medicinal plant and held sacred from time immemorial. Turmeric contains 5% of essential oils and up to 3% of curcumin, a polyphenol compound responsible for the yellow colour of turmeric and is the most active pharmacological agent. 4 The active ingredient (curcumin) can be extracted by dissolving turmeric in Financial or Other, Competing Interest: None. Submission 20-10-2016, Peer Review 14-11-2016, Acceptance 19-11-2016, Published 24-11-2016. Corresponding Author: Dr. Venna Ashok Babu, H. No. 11-2-80/1, Balaji Nagar, Wyra Road, Khammam-507001. E-mail: drashok24@gmail.com DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2016/1566 ethanol and evaporation of the solvent. 5 Apart from allergic contact ...
BACKGROUND Psoriasis is one of the most common skin condition in dermatology. The association of metabolic syndrome is increasing in psoriatic patients. To educate and treat the patients for the associated conditions is equally important. Aim is to estimate and co-relate the association of obesity, lipid profiles, blood pressure and blood sugars (metabolic syndrome), and evaluate the cardiovascular risk in psoriatic patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A clinical study of 50 conformed cases of psoriasis who attended the outpatient department of dermatology were studied. ECG, lipid profiles and relevant investigations were done. At the same time, 20 healthy individuals (controls) were also studied. Leven's test for equality of variances and t-test for equality of means are used. P value of <0.05 was significant. RESULTS Out of Hypertension, Diabetes, Obesity and Hyperlipidaemia any two were positive in one case (2.79%), any three were positive in 14 cases (38.88%), and all four were positive in 21 cases (58.33%). Among control, 1 was suffering from metabolic syndrome. When compared to control, the P value was significant for body mass index (BMI), blood sugars, hypertension. CONCLUSION Psoriasis is a definite risk for metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular morbidity. So early diagnosis and treatment for metabolic syndrome is equally important along with treatment of psoriasis.
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