Recently added articles from Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology:
Verruca plana following eyebrow threading
Mar 01, 2009; ... Sir, Human papillomavirus (HPV) type 3 most often and, less often, types 10, 27 and 41 cause flat warts. [1] This wart presents most typically as 2-4 mm flat-topped papules that are slightly erythematous or brown on the pale skin and hyperpigmented on darker skin. They are generally ...
Vitiligo and diet: A theoretical molecular approach with practical implications
Mar 01, 2009; ... The psychologically devastating disorder vitiligo affects 1% of the world's population. [1] Over the years, the neurological, biochemical, immunological and genetic aspects of the pathobiology of this enigmatic disorder have been explored. Vitiligo has a multifactorial, multistep etiology, ...
A study of clinicohistopathological correlation in patients of psoriasis and psoriasiform dermatitis
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction Psoriasis is a common, relapsing chronic inflammatory condition affecting about 1.5-3% of the world's population, causing significant morbidity. [1] The presence of a well-defined margin and a silvery white scale, over a glossy homogenous membrane, is clinically diagnostic ...
Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome: A case report with familial clustering
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome, or hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), is a rare genetically determined autosomal dominant disorder identified by the triad of telangiectasia, recurrent epistaxis, and a positive family history for the disorder. [1] Presenting at any age, ...
Polymerase chain reaction is no better than Gram stain for diagnosis of gonococcal urethritis
Jan 01, 2009; ... Sir, Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhea are the leading reportable causes for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States. [1],[2] In UK, gonorrheal disease is considered the second most common sexually transmitted infection of bacterial origin. [3] In France, ...
A brownish-red plaque in an adult
Jan 01, 2009; ... A 50-year-old man was referred to our clinic for further evaluation of a slowly enlarging plaque on his back. His wife gave history of the pimple-sized brownish lesion first being noticed thirty years earlier. Ever since, the lesion has been presenting slowly and continuously enlarging. On ...
Current best evidence from dermatology literature
Jan 01, 2009; ... Olumide YM, Akinkugbe AO, Altraide D, Mohammed T, Ahamefule N, Ayanlowo S, et al. Complications of chronic use of skin lightening cosmetics. Int J Dermatol 2008; 47: 344-53 Skin lightening (bleaching) cosmetics and toiletries are widely used in most African countries. The active ...
Passing the baton
Jan 01, 2009; ... Dear Members, I end my editorial term in Dec 2008 and welcome the new editorial team led by Dr. DM Thappa who takes over the journal from January 2009. The year 2008 was a year of change for IJDVL. The challenge was to seamlessly transfer all the editorial responsibilities of the IJDVL ...
Trace element levels in alopecia areata
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction Alopecia areata (AA) is a recurrent, nonscarring type of hair loss that can affect any hair bearing area. The incidence of AA is 1-2%.The pathophysiology of AA is considered to be T-cell mediated autoimmunity that occurs mostly in genetically predisposed individuals. [1] In ...
Teledermatology: Clinical case profiles and practical issues
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction Teledermatology is fast expanding into one of the most exciting specialties of dermatology. [1],[2] However, there are a number of practical issues that needs to be rectified before the complete benefit of teledermatology can reach either the patients or the dermatologist, ...
Disseminated cutaneous rhinosporidiosis: Varied morphological appearances on the skin
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction Rhinosporidiosis, a chronic granulomatous disorder caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi is endemic in India and Sri Lanka but has also been reported from United States, South America, and Iran. [1] Rhinosporidiosis frequently involves the nasopharynx (70%) presenting as a ...
Generalized morphea, lichen sclerosis et atrophicus associated with oral submucosal fibrosis in an adult male
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction Generalized morphea is a disorder of unknown etiology. The onset of disease is insidious with development of plaques resembling those of localized morphea. These plaques are commonly much larger than those seen in localized disease, being many centimetres in diameter. The ...
Retiform hemangioendothelioma with lymph node metastasis: A rare entity
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction Retiform hemangioendothelioma (RH) was first described in 1994 as a distinctive form of low grade angiosarcoma. [1] RH is a locally aggressive, very rarely metastasizing vascular lesion, characterized by distinctive arborizing blood vessels lined by endothelial cells with ...
Comparing the therapeutic effects of finasteride gel and tablet in treatment of the androgenetic alopecia
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction Loss of hair and alopecia are the most common problems of modern societies, which create many economical and psychological effects. Recently, a great effort has been made to treat hair loss and alopecia, in which some of them were successful. One of the most common types of ...
Diffuse hair loss in an adult female: Approach to diagnosis and management
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction Women presenting with diffuse hair loss is a very common and challenging problem for dermatologists. The condition has several causes [Table 1]. Telogen effluvium (TE) is the most common cause, followed by female pattern hair loss (FPHL) and chronic telogen effluvium (CTE); ...
Authors' reply
Jan 01, 2009; ... Sir, We thank Singh and Lavanya for showing interest and responding to our article "Comparison of potassium hydroxide mount and mycological culture with histopathologic examination using periodic acid-Schiff staining of the nail clippings in the diagnosis of onychomycosis". [1] We agree ...
The reliability of periodic acid-Schiff staining in the diagnosis of onychomycosis
Jan 01, 2009; ... Sir, We read with great interest the article on "Comparison of potassium hydroxide mount and mycological culture with histopathological examination using periodic acid-Schiff staining of nail clippings" in a recent issue of IJDVL. [1] The authors' findings about high sensitivity of ...
Fate of medical dermatology in the era of cosmetic dermatology and dermatosurgery
Jan 01, 2009; ... "The practice of medicine is an art, not a trade; a calling, not a business; a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head." - Sir William Osler Dermatology is one of the many medical specialties, which evolved from the general internal medicine during ...
Periungual acquired digital fibrokeratoma
Jan 01, 2009; ... A 35-year-old female presented with an asymptomatic, slow growing, pedunculated growth on the first toe of her right foot for the past six years. On examination, there was a 2-cm-pedunculated, flesh colored growth arising beneath the proximal nail fold with multiple digitations on the surface ...
Noncicatricial alopecia due to plaque-type psoriasis of the scalp
Jan 01, 2009; ... Sir, Psoriasis is a chronic disease having different facets of clinical presentation. In this letter, we report a fairly uncommon presentation of scalp psoriasis - rounded plaque-type with tufts of hairs at the center, and a partial hair loss in the surrounding area of the ...