Recently added articles from Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology:
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Sep 01, 2009; ... Sir, We are thankful to the author [1],[2] for evincing interest in our article. [3] Firstly we focused on newer approaches in scleroderma. Dexamethasone-cyclophosphamide pulse (DCP) therapy is by no means a new approach.The evidence against use of steroids is overwhelming. There ...
Systemic sclerosis and dexamethasone cyclophosphamide pulse therapy
Sep 01, 2009; ... Sir, There have been quite a few instances where the physician or may be even a dermatologist (mis)advices a patient having systemic sclerosis that there is no satisfactory treatment for this disease, as has also been done in the paper 'Therapeutic trials for systemic sclerosis: An ...
Pattern of skin diseases among patients attending a tertiary care teaching hospital in Kerala
Sep 01, 2009; ... Sir, Thrissur Medical College is a tertiary care teaching hospital in the public sector located in the central part of the South Indian state of Kerala. Knowledge of the pattern of diseases in this center is thought to be important for caregivers, teachers and administrators to identify ...
Serum vitamin B12, folate, ferritin, and iron levels in Turkish patients with alopecia areata
Sep 01, 2009; ... Sir, Alopecia areata (AA) is a nonscarring inflammatory hair loss on the scalp and/or body with unclear etiopathogenesis. There are only a few reports investigating serum iron and ferritin levels in AA patients. [1],[2],[3] The levels of vitamin B12, folate in AA have not been ...
A case of congenital ectopic nails on the bilateral second fingers without bone deformity
Sep 01, 2009; ... Sir, Congenital ectopic nails are an extremely rare deformity. [1] Ohya first referred to this anomaly in 1931. [2] Almost 40 cases have been reported in the literature, mostly in Japanese patients. [3] In most cases these abnormal nails have been found on the palmar surface of the fifth ...