A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess the Role of Dermoscopy in Differentiating Palmar Psoriasis, Chronic Hand Eczema, and Eczema in Psoriatico.

Background: Overlapping clinical features often make the differentiation between palmar psoriasis, hand eczema, and eczema in psoriatico a difficult task. In such cases, history and biopsy often aid in the diagnosis. Dermoscopy acts as a link between clinical dermatology and dermatopathology.

1-Year Hospital-Based Observational Study of Trichoscopy Findings and Disease Activity in Alopecia Areata.

Introduction: Alopecia areata (AA) is a chronic, non-scarring type of alopecia that presents as patchy hair loss over the scalp and other parts of the body. The diagnosis of AA can sometimes be challenging. Trichoscopy can be used to observe certain follicular patterns, shaft changes, and interfollicular pattern which help in diagnosing and determining the disease activity in AA.

Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody in vitiligo: a prevalence study.

Aim. The aim of the study was to study the relation of vitiligo with demographic data like age, sex, and duration and determine the prevalence of thyroid autoimmunity in vitiligo patients. Materials and Methods.

Primary cutaneous actinomycosis.

Actinomycosis is a chronic, progressive, suppurative infection, prevalent over the neck, thorax or abdomen. As it rarely occurs with few clinical symptoms, its diagnosis requires a high index of clinical suspicion. We report a case of primary cutaneous actinomycosis affecting the back.