Publications by authors named "Chitra Shivanand Nayak"

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  • Generalised pustular psoriasis (GPP) is a chronic inflammatory condition marked by recurrent episodes of widespread pustules and lacks standardized management guidelines in India.
  • A Delphi panel study aimed to reach consensus among experts on key issues related to GPP understanding and management, identifying 19 important topics.
  • After two rounds of evaluation, consensus was achieved for 17 out of 19 statements posited by the panel, emphasizing the need for better understanding and strategies for managing GPP.
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Background: Phototherapy in its different forms, is mainstay of vitiligo management. Combining treatment modalities like topical calcipotriol (for quicker, more intense repigmentation), Low dose azathioprine with PUVA have proven to be beneficial in management of vitiligo due to different mechanisms of repigmentation and their synergistic effects. Topical bFGF-related decapeptide (bFGFrP) application followed by sun exposure/ UVA phototherapy yields effective repigmentation.

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Bowen's disease (BD) is a premalignant condition. Its exact etiology is unknown but chronic arsenic and sun exposure, and human papillomavirus infection is known predisposing factors. Pigmented lesions of BD represent 1.

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squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of male and female genitalia can present as Bowen's disease (BD), erythroplasia of Queyrat, Bowenoid papulosis, Paget's disease, pseudoepitheliomatous keratotic, and micaceous balanitis. BD is SCC . It affects both skin and mucous membranes and has the potential to progress to invasive SCC.

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Skin pigmentation is one of the most strikingly variable phenotypes in humans, therefore making cutaneous pigmentation disorders frequent symptoms manifesting in a multitude of forms. The most common among them include lentigines, postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, dark eye circles, and melasma. Variability of skin tones throughout the world is well-documented, some skin tones being reported as more susceptible to pigmentation disorders than others, especially in Asia and India.

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Background: Hirschsprung's disease is one of the commonest causes of intestinal obstruction in neonates because of gut motility disorder. It is characterized as a complex genetic heterogenous disorder with variable inheritance. Hirschsprung's disease occurs as an isolated phenotype in majority (70 %) of cases.

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