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Dermoscopy of Sporadic Multiple Trichoepithelioma Open

Pragya Ashok Nair, Dhruv Patel, Jinal Jainendrabhai Tandel · 2025

AOPAGA (Acute-Onset, Painful Acral Granuloma Annulare) – Decoding the Acronym! Open

Mauli Shah, Priya K Ghoghara, Shree Dhanani, Keyur Patel, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2025

A Pilot Study to Evaluate Impairment of Sexual Function with Vulvar Dermatosis – An Indian Experience Open

Pragya Ashok Nair, Rutoo Polra, Mauli Shah, Jinal Jitendrabhai Tandel, Shree Dhanani , et al. · 2025

Introduction: Vulval skin disorders significantly impact individuals, affecting physical well-being, mental state, and sexual health. There is limited research on vulvar dermatoses (VD) affecting the sexual function, especially in the Indi…

Acute accidental methotrexate poisoning: Fatal consequences – An Indian experience Open

Mauli Shah, Priya K Ghoghara, Shree Dhanani, Keyur Patel, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2025

Methotrexate (MTX) is a versatile drug used in various fields, including oncology and rheumatology, acting by inhibitory effects on DNA synthesis and cellular replication. While low-dose MTX is a first-line treatment for rheumatoid arthrit…

An Observational Study of Dermatoses in Adolescents and Their Impact on Quality of Life Open

Rutoo Polra, Mauli Shah, Dharmesh Parmar, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2025

Background: Adolescence is the period ranging between 10 and 19 years of age. It is a critical phase of transition affected by various dermatological diseases. The psychological impact of conspicuous skin conditions on adolescents is well …

Impact on Quality of Life in Various Dermatoses of the Adolescent Age Group- A Pilot Observational Study at a Tertiary Care Centre Open

Rutoo Polra, Mauli Shah, Dharmesh Parmar, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2025

Histopathological spectrum and clinicopathological concordance of papulosquamous lesions Open

Riddhi M Shingala, Keyuri Patel, Pragya Ashok Nair, Zalak Parmar · 2025

Grooming Our Knowledge on “Broom Hairs” – Dermoscopy of Trichoteiromania Open

Mauli Shah, Rutoo Polra, Dharmesh Parmar, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2025

Syndromes Associated with Hair Disorders Open

Mauli Shah, Shree Dhanani, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2025

Syndromes, defined as clusters of consistent symptoms, are vital in understanding diseases and disorders. The interplay between hair and clinical syndromes is examined in brief here, emphasizing the need for a unified data resource to aid …

Cicatricial Alopecia Over Scalp Open

Dharmesh Parmar, Rutoo Polra, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2024

Asymptomatic tiny brown macules on the upper limbs and forehead Open

Mauli Shah, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2024

Department of Dermatology, Shree Krishna Hospital, Bhaikaka University, Karamsad, Gujarat, India Address for correspondence: Dr Pragya A. Nair, Professor, Department of Dermatology, Pramukhswami Medical College, Shree Krishna Hospital, Bha…

Signs in Dermatology: Clinical, Dermoscopic, and Histopathological Open

Rutoo Polra, Jinal Jainendrabhai Tandel, Mauli Shah, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2024

Dermatologic diagnosis depends on the careful observation and documentation of signs, which can be highly pathognomonic for a certain condition. Most of the signs appear either de novo or have to be elicited by the physician. It refers to …

Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis following ceftriaxone Open

Mauli Shah, Shree Dhanani, Keyur Patel, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2024

Occlusive therapy in dermatology Open

Shree Dhanani, Mauli Shah, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2024

Koebnerization in Pemphigus Foliaceous following Total Knee Replacement - A Rare Entity Open

Mauli Shah, Rutoo Polra, Dharmesh Parmar, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2024

Dear Editor, A 72-year-old female, a known case of pemphigus foliaceous (PF) for 8 years, was on regular medications including prednisolone in tapering doses and immune modulators (azathioprine) in twice daily doses. The disease was in rem…

Cutaneous Metastasis from a Primary Vault Malignancy Open

Rutoo Polra, Dharmeshkumar Parmar, Jinal Tandel, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2024

Dear Editor, A 68-year-old female was presented to skin out-patient department (OPD) with multiple lesions over the body for 15 days associated with pain and occasional itching. Patient was a diagnosed case of carcinoma vault with right il…

Graham-Little-Piccardi-Lassueur Syndrome with Mucosal Involvement: A Rare Case Open

Rutoo Polra, Jinal Jainendrabhai Tandel, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2023

Graham-Little-Piccardi-Lassueur syndrome (GLPLS) is a type of lichen planopilaris. It mainly affects females aged 40–60 years. It is characterized by the triad of patchy cicatricial alopecia of the scalp, noncicatricial alopecia of the axi…

Clinical Audit of Radiofrequency Electrocautery Procedure at Dermatology Department of a Tertiary Care Teaching Center Open

Dhruv Patel, Jinal Jainendrabhai Tandel, Juhi Shah, Rutoo Polra, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2023

Background: Radiofrequency (RF) surgery is an office-based procedure in the treatment of various skin conditions. It has the advantage of having both cut and coagulation modes, making the surgery easy, fast, effective, and cheaper, and cau…

Wilson-Jones Angiosarcoma Presenting as Cerebriform Swelling Over Scalp Open

Rutoo Polra, Dharmeshkumar Parmar, Mauli Shah, Jinal Tandel, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2023

Injection Site Granuloma Due to Sepsivac Open

Parmar Dharmesh, Tandel Jinal, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2023

Dear Editor, A 33-year-old male patient presented to skin outpatient department with multiple painful lesions over extremities since almost a month. On cutaneous examination, multiple tender, well-defined, erythematous nodules of sizes 2x1…

Disseminated Lymphocytoma Cutis in a Patient with B-cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Open

Dharmesh Parmar, Jinal Jitendrabhai Tandel, Rutoo Polra, Jalpa Patel, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2023

Lymphocytoma cutis (LC) is one of the pseudolymphomas. It clinically and histopathologically resembles to cutaneous lymphomas due to the accumulation of lymphocytes. LC can be solitary characterized by only one nodule or disseminated, pres…

Penile ulcerative pyoderma gangrenosum Open

Jalpa Patel, Devna Pillai, Priyanka Bodar, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2023

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare, chronic, ulcerative, neutrophilic, and inflammatory skin disease. It most commonly affects the lower limb, may affect peristomal skin, and rarely involves mucosal and internal sites. Genital involvement…

Muehrcke’s Lines in a Known Case of Lung Carcinoma on Chemotherapy Open

Dhruv Patel, Jinal Jitendrabhai Tandel, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2023

Muehrcke’s nails are changes in the fingernail that may be a sign of an underlying medical condition. These lines have been linked to low levels of albumin, indicating decreased protein synthesis as a result of liver disease, nephrotic syn…

Granuloma Faciale from Dermatoscopic Perspective Open

Jinal Jainendra Tandel, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2023

Granuloma faciale (GF) is a rare and benign skin disease of unknown etiology, characterized by chronic leukocytoclastic vasculitis. It is usually diagnosed on the basis of clinical features and histopathology. Dermoscopy is a noninvasive m…

A Prospective Prescription Audit of Topical Corticosteroid usage at Skin OPD in a Tertiary Care Centre Open

Pragya Ashok Nair · 2023

Introduction: Topical corticosteroids are used for various conditions in dermatology like vitiligo, eczema and psoriasis. They should be used rationally to minimize the side effects. The present study is done to document and improve the pa…

Clinical Audit of Methotrexate Therapy in Psoriasis at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Western India Open

Anuj Bhut, Jinal Jitendrabhai Tandel, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2023

Background: Methotrexate (MTX) is one of the most useful drugs in the treatment of psoriasis. It is like a double-edged sword; beneficial when given under strict medical supervision and harmful when standard guidelines are not followed. Ob…

Pigmented Papules over Cheek under Dermatoscope Open

Dhruv Patel, Jinal Jitendrabhai Tandel, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2023

Sir, A 20-year-old male presented with asymptomatic lesions over left cheek for the past 2 years. There was no history of atopic tendency in the patient or any family members. The patient had a habit of resting his left hand on his cheek w…

Dermoscopy to the Rescue Open

Dharmeshkumar Parmar, Trisha Patel, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2022

A 12-year-old boy presented with asymptomatic lesion over left cheek which was gradually increasing in size since 1 year. He has no previous history of any skin lesions, application of medications, food/drug allergy, or systemic complaints…

An Observational Study of Cutaneous Manifestations in Internal Malignancy at Tertiary Care Centre Open

Jinal Tandel, Rutoo Polra, Dharmeshkumar Parmar, Priyanka Srivastava, Rushikumar Panchal , et al. · 2022

Introduction: Skin is the largest organ in the human body and mirrors the changes in the organism it envelops. Internal malignancies can cause various specific and non-specific cutaneous manifestations along with hair, nail and oral mucosa…

Atypical Presentation of Halo Nevus over Eyelid with Poliosis Open

Aishni Shah, Rutoo Polra, Kalpesh Prajapati, Pragya Ashok Nair · 2022

Halo nevus (HN) is benign skin condition with a central melanocytic nevus, surrounded by an area or halo of depigmentation. It is the result of immunological response of the body toward the nevus, which destroys the melanocytes in surround…

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