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View article: Co-existing alopecia areata, lichen planus, and lichen planopilaris: A rare occurrence
Co-existing alopecia areata, lichen planus, and lichen planopilaris: A rare occurrence Open
Dear Editor, Lichen planopilaris is an uncommon follicular variant of lichen planus that presents as scarring alopecia of the scalp. It is an idiopathic autoimmune disease that involves lymphocytic inflammatory response targeting the hair …
View article: A Sinister Call for the Dermatologist from Intensive Care Unit
A Sinister Call for the Dermatologist from Intensive Care Unit Open
Mucormycosis is a rare angioinvasive fungal infection commonly found in immunocompromised individuals, especially in an intensive care setting. Rhino-orbito-cerebral (ROCM) form is the most common presentation in patients with diabetes mel…
View article: A Retrospective Clinico-Epidemiological Study of Leprosy Cases Treated at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Western Maharashtra
A Retrospective Clinico-Epidemiological Study of Leprosy Cases Treated at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Western Maharashtra Open
Background: Leprosy is a chronic communicable disease caused by Mycobacterium Leprae . Despite the multidrug regimen against this formidable pathogen for nearly four decades, leprosy remains a public health scourge. The World Health Organi…
View article: Leprosy Presenting with Papulosquamous Skin Lesions in a Case of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Leprosy Presenting with Papulosquamous Skin Lesions in a Case of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Open
Leprosy has a wide range of clinical manifestations, which sometimes imposes a clinical challenge and may lead to misdiagnosis. Interactions between leprosy and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have been little studied and poorly underst…
View article: Clinicopathological correlation in the diagnosis of skin diseases: A retrospective study
Clinicopathological correlation in the diagnosis of skin diseases: A retrospective study Open
Introduction: Skin biopsy is an indispensable tool in dermatological diagnosis.Various factors that influence the outcome of a biopsy include information recorded on the histopathology request form by the treating dermatologist to the repo…
View article: A dissimulate presentation of histoid Hansen's disease in the form of erythema nodosum leprosum
A dissimulate presentation of histoid Hansen's disease in the form of erythema nodosum leprosum Open
Hansen's disease is a chronic infectious granulomatous disease with varied clinical presentation. Histoid Hansen's disease is an important emerging lepromatous subset of Hansen's disease known to mimic varied dermatoses. Occurrence of reac…
View article: Acute scrotum: Hansen's disease versus filariasis
Acute scrotum: Hansen's disease versus filariasis Open
Hansen's disease is caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The disease is known to involve the visceral organs including the testis apart from the skin and nerves in the lepromatous pole of leprosy due to widespread hematogenous dissemination of …
View article: Nevirapine Induced Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Managed Successfully with Etanercept (A Case Report)
Nevirapine Induced Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Managed Successfully with Etanercept (A Case Report) Open
Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a rare, idiosyncratic, unpredictable drug reaction. It is potentially a life threatening dermatological disorder. At present there is no definite consensus regarding the management of TEN. Treatment of T…
View article: SkIndia Quiz 20: A case of multiple nodules on forearm
SkIndia Quiz 20: A case of multiple nodules on forearm Open
A 55-year-old female patient who presented with asymptomatic, small, dark coloured, raised lesions over the right forearm of eight years duration. These lesions gradually increased in size and number to the present state. There was no asso…