Kanya Rani Vashisht

All India Institute of Medical Sciences | AIIMS · Department of Dermatology and Venereology

Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL) characterized by subcutaneous infiltration of pleomorphic T-cells of the α/β phenotype rarely affects children. Development of hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) leads to a poor prognosis with this otherwise indolent lymphoma. We report a case of SPTCL in a 5-year-old child complicated by HPS treate...

Background: Treating melasma is a challenge due to suboptimal efficacy and recurrence encountered with most modalities. There is inadequate literature regarding the use of lasers for melasma in Indian skin. We compared three modalities SSR (Super Skin Rejuvenation 540 nm), PQSNDY (pixel Q-switched Nd: YAG 1064 nm), and ablative pixel-Er: YAG (2940...

Background: Noncultured extracted hair follicle outer root sheath cell suspension (NC-EHF-ORS-CS) is an upcoming surgical technique to treat stable vitiligo. Conventionally it employs trypsin to tap the hair follicle (HF) reservoir for autologous melanocytes and their precursors for transplantation. However, a perifollicular dermal sheath composed...

Background Monopolar radiofrequency(MRF) for facial rejuvenation works by diffusely heating the dermis and subdermal fibro-septal network. Immediate collagen contraction and long-term neo-collagenesis produce anti-aging effects. Aim To lift and repose drooping fat planes along their vectors of descent to restore natural, youthful contours using MR...

Seborrheic melanosis (SM) is an interesting clinical entity, primarily of cosmetic concern, that afflicts dark skin with seborrhea. It presents in ethnic (African, Asian, Hispanic) skin and has gained recent attention in the literature coming from the Indian subcontinent. Its distinct distribution pattern, morphological features and associated clin...