Publications by authors named "Sushil S Savant"

While various treatment options exist for vitiligo, surgical interventions have gained significant attention due to their potential for long-lasting repigmentation. Several surgical procedures have been developed, including miniature punch grafting, thin Theirsch's split-thickness skin grafting (STSG), suction blister technique, and ultrathin STSG. The decision-making process should also consider the potential risks and benefits associated with each technique.

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Background: Keloids are less responsive to any single treatment modality; hence, there is a need for combination therapy that can yield satisfactory outcomes.

Objective: The present study assessed efficacy and safety of combination therapy-surgical excision or cryotherapy and intralesional corticosteroids along with 5-fluorouracil [IL (S + 5-FU)] injection, followed by silicone gel sheet (SGS) under compression therapy in the treatment of keloids.

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective, observational study comprising 21 clinically diagnosed keloid patients.

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Article Synopsis
  • Bowen's disease (BD) is a precancerous condition that often requires combination treatments due to high recurrence rates; this study investigates a specific combination therapy using CO laser ablation, manual dermabrasion, and intralesional 5-FU injections.
  • Conducted on 29 untreated BD patients, the study found a high cure rate of 96.6%, though some complications like scarring and infections were noted.
  • The researchers concluded that this combination therapy is effective and safe for treating BD, but acknowledged limitations such as the small sample size and lack of a control group.
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Background The utility of preoperative and perioperative dermoscopy in standard surgical excision for radical excision of primary basal cell carcinoma remain unexplored. Aims To evaluate the use of preoperative and perioperative dermoscopy for precise mapping of margins during standard surgical excision of primary basal cell carcinoma. Methods In this retrospective, observational study, 17 patients clinically diagnosed with various morphological subtypes of basal cell carcinoma were included.

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Background Of all the tissue or cellular grafting techniques used in the treatment of vitiligo, melanocyte transplant/transfer through ultrathin skin grafting (UTSG) provides rapid onset of regimentation. The regimentation process is further accelerated with a combination of psoralen and ultraviolet A radiation, or psoralen and ultraviolet A obtained by sunlight or narrowband ultraviolet light B, or excimer laser/lamp (308 nm). Aims We assessed the efficacy of carbon dioxide laser ablation followed by melanocyte transplant/transfer through ultrathin skin graft sheet/sheets and further treated by excimer lamp therapy in patients with stable vitiligo.

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Median raphe cysts are rare congenital lesions ofthe male genitalia that occur as a result of alteredembryologic development. We report two such casesof median raphe cysts in the pediatric age group. Inaddition, we review the literature.

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Idiopathic calcinosis cutis refers to progressive deposition of crystals of calcium phosphate in the skin and other areas of the body, in the absence of any inciting factor. Idiopathic calcinosis cutis may sometimes take the form of small, milia-like lesions. Most commonly, such milia like lesions are seen in the setting of Down syndrome.

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Cutis laxa, clinically characterized by loose and pendulous skin related to loss of elastic tissue, is a rare heterogeneous condition. It is classified into congenital and acquired types. We report a case of generalized acquired cutis laxa type 1 in a young man following pruritic urticarial plaques.

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A 50-year-old woman presented with a 2-year history of a yellowish plaque studded with red brown keratotic papules in the periumbilical region. Histopathological examination from the yellow plaque showed curled and granular elastic fibers in the mid and lower dermis. Histopathological examination from a keratotic papule showed pathological elastic fibers and dense chronic inflammatory cells around areas of perforation.

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An 18-year-old girl presented with multiple itchy hyperpigmented papules and plaques, along with tense blisters over the lower limbs and buttocks for last 3 months. These papules, plaques, and bullae were mostly localized to preexisting scars. The histopathological findings from papule and bulla were consistent with lichen planus (LP) and bullous pemphigoid, respectively.

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The development of tophi in the absence of prior episodes of gouty arthritis is unusual. We hereby present a case of a non-alcoholic, normoglycemic, and normotensive middle-aged man, who presented with multiple nodules distributed bilaterally over the dorsum of hands, feet, and elbow joints without any prior history of arthritis. Serum uric acid level was found to be normal.

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