The article presents a study regarding the incidence of dermatological conditions in private practice in Australia, including conditions such as Eczema, Acne, and Scabies, among others. The author indicates that the latest report of this type shows an increase in the incidence of chronic solar dermatitis in temperate Australia.
The article offers the author's insights on "Australian Journal of Dermatology." The author states that the journal will increase the stature in the world of dermatology and elevate the importance of dermatology in general medicine in Australia. Meanwhile, it mentions that proposal of the publication of the journal during the inaugural meeting of the Dermatological Association of Australia in April 1949.
A brief account is given of the clinical records of one of Australia's early dermatologists. The records are not complete, but cover a period from 1902 to 1929. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Stucco keratosis is one form of the numerous papular papillomatous keratoses. It is a condition diagnosed with ease if its essential clinical and histological characteristics are considered together. However, the clinical features taken alone or the histological features taken alone are not diagnostic. Clinically similar lesions are seen over the ankle region of some patients with ichthyosis vulgaris or acquired ichthyosis. The histology in these cases does not show papillomatosis, but ichthyosiform atrophy of the epidermis. The histology of the skin of the ankle region of elderly male patients in Australia shows a high proportion of ichthyosis-like features. The papillomatous keratoses should be distinguished from papillomatous seborrhoeic keratoses by the lack of horn cysts and lack of basaloid cells. This distinction is Important because the papillomatous keratoses may be of precancerous nature, while seborrhoeic keratoses are not. There is good indication that some of the papillomatous keratoses, including stucco keratosis, are reversible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]