DM Thappa

• MBBS, MD, DHA, FRCP (Edin), FRCP (Glasg.), FAMS, FIMSA
• Dean Research and Senior Professor at Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research

Background Tacrolimus, a topical calcineurin inhibitor (TCI) with immunomodulatory effects, is considered a viable treatment option for vitiligo. A consensus building exercise was undertaken to determine the role and clinical utility of topical tacrolimus in the management of vitiligo using input from experts in the field of dermatology. Methods S...

Facial dyschromias are a common complaint among individuals with skin of color. Until the advent of dermoscopy, clinical examination and histopathology were used to arrive at a definitive diagnosis. Dermoscopy is an emerging tool used to diagnose various pigmentary conditions. It may be used to diagnose various facial dyschromias, including melasma...

Pigmented purpuric dermatosis (PPD) is an acquired chronic relapsing skin condition. It is characterized by asymptomatic or itchy symmetric petechiae, macules, and red-brown patchy pigmentation. e most common age group is between 4th and 5th decades of life. The most common site is the lower limbs. It is divided into 6 types:Progressive pigmentary...

The human obsession with fair skin, dating back centuries, has deep cultural, social, and economic roots. Lighter and fair skin has been associated with higher social status, beauty, and personal and professional success. This perception is particularly prevalent in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Caribbean nations, where colonial histories and...

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Biotin toxicity is essentially unheard of; however, biotin supplementation does not come without risk. Elevated serum biotin levels can interact with various laboratory immunoassays that could lead to a missed diagnosis, needless workups, undue distress, or fatal consequences, for example, myocardial infarction being missed out. Many immunoassays r...

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Facial ulceration in a patient with lepromatous leprosy

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OBJECTIVES: While studies from different parts of India do show an increasing trend and change in the pattern of dermatophytosis, the same cannot be said about Northeast India. This study was therefore undertaken to identify the clinical and mycological profile of dermatophytosis in a tertiary care hospital in North-Eastern India. Furthermore, this...

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Introduction There is ambiguity regarding usage of tranexamic acid for melasma in India, be it in its pre-administration evaluation, administration route, dosing or monitoring. Hence, we conducted this study to understand various tranexamic-acid prescribing patterns and provide practical guidelines. Materials and methods A Google-form-based questi...

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Monochromatic excimer light (MEL) is available in India, although there is not much data on Indian patients. MEL was offered to 10 Indian patients with palmoplantar psoriasis and a response was noted. The mean percentage fall in erythema, scaling, infiltration, and fissuring score among our patients was 62% (standard deviation [SD] 17.2%) in the me...

Body contouring-non invasive techniques

Female genital cosmetic surgery-Vaginal rejuvenation-Current trends

Acne keloidalis nuchae is an unusual form of progressive chronic folliculitis with cicatricial alopecia that affects the nape of the neck. Rarely, it can lead to severe scarring with tumor like masses where treatment becomes challenging. We present a case report of such a patient who underwent local excision for the tumor like mass with good recove...

Establishment of IADVL

Utility of glass slide for the dermatologist

p>Female pattern hair loss (FPHL) is a common cause of hair loss and is associated with a reduction in quality of life and psychological morbidity. It is characterised by nonscarring progressive thinning of hair with gradual reduction in the number of hairs, with prevalence increasing with advancing age. A differential diagnosis of FPHL includes co...

Cutaneous pseudolymphomas are a group of benign lymphocyte-rich infiltrates that can mimic cutaneous lymphomas either clinically and/or histologically. Idiopathic T-cell pseudolymphoma (TCPL) usually presents as a solitary nodule or plaque on the trunk or head. A clinicopathologic correlation is mandatory to arrive at a final diagnosis and rule out...

A 50-year-old male patient presented to us with a well-defined, skin-coloured, painless nodule over the left scapular area which was gradually increasing in size for the last 1 year. Differential diagnosis of dermatofibroma, neurofibroma, lipoma, leiomyoma, and benign appendageal tumors were considered. The nodule was excised and histopathological...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the whole world to a grinding halt. With the pandemic still ongoing, it is worthwhile to recapitulate the cutaneous manifestations for dermatologists, their significance, and spectrum of COVID-19 disease. COVID-19 is a highly contagious respiratory tract disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavir...

Background: Spinal dysraphism occurs due to incomplete fusion of the midline mesenchymal, bony, or neural elements of the spine. The defects in the spinal cord can be associated with skin lesion since both have same embryonic origin. Aims and objectives: This study was conducted to determine the association of midline and paramedian cutaneous le...

Background: Periorbital melanosis (PM) is one of the most common dermatological condition seen in routine practice. Several cutaneous markers such as acanthosis nigricans have been associated with insulin resistance (IR). However, the association of PM with IR needs to be substantiated. Objective: The objective of the study is to evaluate the as...

Background Of the estimated 5000 existing mushroom species, only 200 to 300 have been established to be edible and safe, whereas 50 to 100 species are known to be poisonous for human consumption. The toxicity profile of most other species has not been investigated. Consuming mushrooms gathered in the wild is risky, as most of the mushroom poisoning...

I am honored to be selected for the Editor-in-Chief of the CosmoDerma (CSDM) position, a publication of Scientific Scholar. I am privileged to be working with an outstanding and erudite editorial team of the highest caliber under the direct guidance of Dr. Vikram Dogra. My previous experience as an editor in chief with five journals, including the...

Background: Dermoscopy is useful in the diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma (BCC). However, most descriptions of the dermoscopic features of BCCs are in Caucasians (skin types I-III) and there is a paucity of data in dark-skinned Indian patients. Aims: The aim of this study was to describe the various dermoscopic features of BCC in dark-skinned pa...

Textbook of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology- Devinder Mohan Thappa

Over the last three and half-decade of my life, I have seen the changes in dermatology and marked paradigm shift towards procedural dermatology and cosmetic dermatology. Dermatosurgery clinics started in 1996, and lasers were procured in 2009, setting the tone for laser and cosmetic dermatology at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Educat...

Objectives We conducted this pilot study to compare the outcomes of non-cultured epidermal suspension (NCES) with that of micro skin grafting (MSG) in the treatment of stable vitiligo Material and Methods Twenty-nine patients with clinically stable vitiligo lesions (defined as the occurrence of no new lesions and no increase in the size of preexis...

Background High‐frequency ultrasound (HFUS) using a 20 MHz probe is a non‐invasive assessment tool. Its utility in dermatology for diagnosis of disease or for monitoring of treatment response in various dermatological conditions is still being explored. Edema secondary to venous hypertension is the main pathogenic factor in the development of venou...

Light therapy in psoriasis

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Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is one of the AIDS-defining illnesses, which tends to occur at low CD4 count. It is the most common malignancy associated with HIV disease. Yet, there is a paucity of Indian case reports of KS in the English literature. We report the case of a 45-year-old HIV-positive heterosexual male with an unusual presentation of KS in the...

Background: Vitiligo is an autoimmune depigmentation disorder caused by multiple etiologies. Genetic polymorphisms in cytokine genes influence their expression and augment disease development. Analyzing the influence of genetic polymorphisms will help in better understanding of the complex etiopathogenesis of vitiligo. Aim: To study the influenc...

Introduction: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory hyperproliferative disease of the skin and affects 0.6–4.8% of the world’s population. In addition to the skin and joint manifestations, psoriasis impairs many aspects of individual wellbeing, including emotional, physical, sexual, and financial status. Skin diseases such as psoriasis can profoundly...

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) has been associated with the pathogenesis of several autoimmune diseases. Also, various studies in different ethnics showed an association between TNF-α gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to vitiligo. The paucity of genetic data led us to undertake this study to evaluate the association of five TNF-α SNPs (rs1...

Anthrax, a toxigenic zoonosis, incidentally affecting humans has become rare but endemic outbreaks still continue to occur in tropical countries like India, parts of South America and Europe where veterinary control of livestock is marginal and environmental conditions favor an animal–soil–animal cycle. India, with its largest population of livesto...