Publications by authors named "Ashish Arshanapalli"
Article Synopsis
- Dermatology trainees need strong skills in excisional surgery and suturing, making effective training mediums essential.
- A study compared silicone-based synthetic skin to porcine skin for surgical practice among dermatology residents, with findings showing a preference for pig skin in most areas.
- Although many residents successfully completed surgical tasks on the synthetic skin, improvements are needed for it to better mimic the feel and usability of animal skin.
Background: The Mohs histotechnologist (MH) performs tissue preparation, sectioning, and staining, which are critical tasks in ensuring a successful Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS).
Objective: To assess current norms in MH training, practice setting, and utilization of specific histologic techniques.
Materials And Methods: A 16-question survey was created and distributed using Survey Monkey to all members of the American Society for Mohs Histotechnology.
Background: Scarring following skin surgery is an unavoidable certainty. Scars resulting from Mohs Micrographic Surgery (MMS) can cause both cosmetic and functional problems. Various lasers have been used to treat scars, but the role of the microsecond pulsed 1064 nanometer neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (1064 nm Nd:YAG) in treating surgical scars is not well-defined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMuch work has been done to unveil the mechanisms behind the pathogenesis of dermatomyositis (DM) - mainly those involving certain pathogenic cytokines, termed "pathokines" as the principal cytokines involved. Recently, it has become clear that a group of cytokines known as type I interferons (IFN-Is) play a significant role in the development of DM. We review the literature published between 1946 and 2014 using an Ovid Medline database search to provide an update on the role of IFN-Is and other cytokines in the pathogenesis of DM.
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