A multicentric study on dermoscopic patterns and clinical-dermoscopic-histological correlates of basal cell carcinoma in Indian skin.

Background: Literature on the dermoscopic patterns of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in India is limited.

Aim: To describe the dermoscopic pattern and dermoscopic-histopathological correlation in a large cohort of patients with BCC from India, with a particular focus on skin of colour (SOC).

Methods: This retrospective study was conducted under the aegis of the Dermatoscopy Society of India.

Nail Changes in Leprosy: An Observational Study of 125 Patients.

Introduction: Leprosy is a disease primarily affecting skin and nerve. Nail involvement, although indirect, is observed in several patients. This is a study to determine the pattern of nail changes in leprosy.

Localized Cutaneous Hyalohyphomycosis by spp. Over a Postsurgical Scar: Response to Fluconazole.

Hyalohyphomycosis are opportunistic fungal infections caused by fungi with colorless septate hyphae. is a hyalohyphomycetes which can cause localized or disseminated infections depending on host immunity. Our patient had an infectious lesion over the coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) scar which was not responding to antibacterial treatment.

Paraneoplastic Eosinophilic Dermatosis in a Case of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.

Eosinophilic dermatosis of hematologic malignancy is a rare paraneoplastic manifestation particularly associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).Clinically, it presents as a peculiar polymorphic pruritic eruption with characteristic histological findings of superficial and deep dense perivascular infiltrate of lymphocytes and eosinophils without any vasculitis. Although it has been reported intermittently with different names, there is paucity of reports of this condition in Indian literature.

Mid borderline leprosy in type Bα Blaschko linear pattern: a rare phenomenon.

Introduction: Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by M. leprae. It is a great imitator as it can manifest in different unusual and atypical ways.

The use of solar energy for powering a portable autoclave.

Climate change and the depletion of fossil fuels have forced the developed world to look for clean energy alternatives. Solar cooking is developing in Asian and African countries blessed with ample sun, but is still at an early stage. A portable autoclave was developed in India using this technology.