Onychoscopy of Nail Lesions in Dermatological Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.

Background: Nail disorders account for about 10% of all dermatological conditions. Onychoscopy is useful not only for their diagnosis but also for assessing severity/progression and monitoring the response to therapy.

Aims And Objectives: Describing dermoscopic features of nail disorders in patients reporting to the dermatology OPD of our tertiary care hospital and recording the sociodemographic profiles thereof.

A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess Sub-clinical Atherosclerosis in Patients of Psoriasis Independent of Metabolic Syndrome.

Background: A sustained inflammatory state of psoriasis causes comorbidities such as psoriatic arthritis, metabolic syndrome (MetS), and cardiovascular disease.

Aims: To note the duration and severity of psoriasis, assess prevalence of MetS, and correlate these with indicators of sub-clinical atherosclerosis.

Methodology: Thirty-two patients of chronic plaque psoriasis were enrolled in the study.

Prevalence and risk factors of vulvar dermatoses: A hospital-based study.

Background: The overall prevalence of vulvar diseases in the literature is low because of underreporting and is often neglected; thus, its impact on a female's life is often underestimated.

Objectives: This study is aimed to determine the prevalence of vulvar diseases and their associated risk factors in patients attending a tertiary care hospital.

Materials And Methods: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional, and case-controlled study wherein all female patients attending the dermatology outpatient department (OPD) were screened for the signs and symptoms of vulvar dermatoses and were enrolled after obtaining informed consent and institutional ethics committee approval for 21 months.

Quality-of-life of people with keloids and its correlation with clinical severity and demographic profiles.

Although the impairment of quality of life (QoL) in individuals with keloids is profound, it has neither been well quantified nor correlated with severity in people with skin of colour. This cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study comprised 110 patients with keloid(s). A physician measured the severity of keloids using the Vancouver Scar scale and impairment of QoL using the patient-filled Hindi version of Dermatology Life Quality Index questionnaire.

A Clinico-Epidemiological Study of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Its Relation to Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Study From India.

Introduction:  Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an inherited neuroectodermal abnormality with multisystem effects, which can have heavy psychological and physical burdens, especially in countries like India, wherein skin disease is significantly stigmatized. This study was performed to understand the clinical and epidemiological trends of NF1 at a tertiary care center in India and evaluate the association between clinical severity and quality of life in these patients.

Methods:  We conducted a cross-sectional study of 40 patients with NF1 over a period of two years at a tertiary hospital in western India.

Role of the Skin Prick Test in Urticaria Patients.

Background Urticaria, a vascular reaction of the skin, is marked by the transient appearance of erythematous papules or plaques (wheals) of varying sizes that are blanchable and associated with severe pruritus which lasts from a few hours to days. The etiological factors for urticaria include food, drugs, bacterial foci, pollen, fungi, dust, worms, physical stimuli, stress, anxiety, insect stings, etc. Skin prick tests (SPTs) represent the cheapest and most effective method to diagnose immunoglobulin E-mediated type 1 allergic reactions such as urticaria.

Is High Altitude a Risk Factor in Development of Herpes Zoster?

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