Study Letter - Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volume 91 | Issue 3 | May-June 2025

Study Letter

Risk factors associated with chronic cutaneous graft-versus-host disease: A retrospective study

Huimin Tang, Shuxian Guo, Yaxin Zhang, Jiali Xia, Guan Jiang

PMID: 39635789 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_842_2023

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Normal hair follicle counts from scalp biopsy of Indian ethnicity: A cross-sectional study

Anas Kololichalil, Sreerekha Jinkala, Sivaranjini Ramassamy

PMID: 39152857 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_230_2024

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Insight into pediatric-versus adult-onset lichen planus: A retrospective analytical study from Northern India

Deepashree Daulatabad, Deepika Pandhi, Sambit Nath Bhattacharya, Darshana Deuri, Archana Singal, Rajeev Kumar Malhotra

PMID: 34623054 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_1_2021

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Methylprednisolone pulse therapy for leprosy neuritis: A retrospective study with sensory testing and peripheral nerve ultrasonography correlation

Helena B. Lugão, Leonor G. Savarese, Stephenie R. M. L. Silva, Marcello H. Nogueira-Barbosa, Norma T. Foss, Marco A. C. Frade

PMID: 34623062 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_1280_20

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Expression of Ber-EP4 and CD34 can distinguish clear-cell basal cell carcinoma from trichilemmoma: A case series

Anupam Mitra, Joshua M. Schulman

PMID: 37317725 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_468_2022

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Funding is associated with increased methodological and statistical reporting in onychomycosis randomised controlled/comparative clinical trials

Julianne M. Falotico, Amar D. Desai, Shari R. Lipner

PMID: 37317731 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_871_2022

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Vertical versus transverse sectioning in histopathological diagnosis of alopecia: A comparative study

Deepika Yadav, Swati Mahajan, Shipra Agarwal, Sujay Khandpur, Anjali Pandey, Manoj K Singh

PMID: 36331859 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_1145_2021

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Facial Angiofibroma Severity Index: A beneficial tool to evaluate the treatment response in the skin of colour

Amrita A Hongal, Sowmya S Aithal, TN Revathi

PMID: 36331837 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_1161_2021

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Impact of COVID-19 on leprosy reactions and of leprosy treatments on COVID-19 severity

Mayra Ianhez, Selma RPS Cerqueira, Ciro Martins Gomes, Carolina C Talhari, Paulo R Criado, Caio CS Castro, Paulo M Ramos, Hélio A Miot

PMID: 36331835 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_1235_2021

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Efficacy of platelet-rich plasma in Asians with androgenetic alopecia: A randomized controlled trial

Sai Yee Chuah, Chee Hian Tan, Etienne Cho Ee Wang, Kian Teo Tan, Roy Kum Wah Chan, Xiahong Zhao, Siong See Joyce Lee

PMID: 36331864 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_512_2021

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Acceptability of artificial intelligence among Indian dermatologists

Rashi Pangti, Sanjeev Gupta, Praanjal Gupta, Ambika Dixit, Hem Chandra Sati, Somesh Gupta

PMID: 35170270 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_210_2021

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Factors associated with Mohs micrographic surgery in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the head and neck: A cohort study

Amar D. Desai, Sara Behbahani, Yssra Soliman, Faramarz H. Samie

PMID: 37436022 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_991_2022

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Comparison of self-estimated and clinician-measured SALT score in patients with alopecia areata: Patients with alopecia areata perceive themselves as more severe than dermatologists

Ju Yeong Lee, Jong Won Lee, Won-Soo Lee

PMID: 38314976 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_439_2022

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Risankizumab effectiveness and safety in psoriasis patients who failed other biologics: Real-life case series

Noha Mohammed Dawoud, Maha Bedair El Badawy, Hala Subhi Al Eid, Moataz M Abdel Fattah

PMID: 35138060 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_510_2021

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Transungual penetration of fractional CO₂ laser: A histopathological evaluation

Chander Grover, Soni Nanda, Shikha Bansal, Sonal Sharma

PMID: 35138061 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_241_2021

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Can etanercept be an option in management of recurrent steroid-dependent erythema nodosum leprosum? A retrospective study of six patients

Mukesh K. Sahani, Dinesh P. Asati, Maninder Kaur, Suman Patra

PMID: 34877848 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_726_20

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Tacrolimus as a therapeutic alternative in psoriasis: A retrospective observational study

Sukriti Baveja, Shekhar Neema, Vikas Pathania, Rohit Kothari

PMID: 34877850 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_1229_20

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Targeted phototherapy with excimer light is not efficacious in the management of residual vitiligo patches following whole-body narrowband ultraviolet B light therapy: Results of a retrospective case series

Deepika Yadav, Sujay Khandpur, Neetu Bhari

PMID: 34877846 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_8_2020

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Treatment practices amongst dermatologists in western India during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study

Anupama Bains, Chandraprakash Chouhan, Abhishek Bhardwaj

PMID: 34877841 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_131_2021

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Managing outbreak of community-onset paediatric impetigo in underserved areas of North India via teledermatology: A tertiary care centre’s experience

Kanya Rani Vashisht, Richa Gupta, Priyadarshini Sahu, Phani Priya Mandula, Nabaneeta Dash, Anil Eragam, Biman Saikia, Amit Agarwal

PMID: 38841947 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_1102_2023

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Mesotherapy with bicalutamide for female pattern hair loss

Raquel de Melo Carvalho, Flavia Xavier de Brito, Paulo Müller Ramos, Carla Jorge Machado, Rita Fernanda Cortez de Almeida, Sergio Vaño-Galvan, Daniel Fernandes Melo

PMID: 39361861 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_99_2024

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Histopathologic study of morphea

Donna C Philip Tharappel, Sumedha Ballal, Inchara Yeliur Kalegowda

PMID: 39152838 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_316_2024

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Total serum IgE level in patients of dermatophytosis and its association with various clinical parameters

Nayankumar Harshadkumar Patel, Jignaben Krunal Padhiyar, Ragini Singh, Tejas Patel

PMID: 33769756 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_1043_19

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A retrospective case series of 10 patients with malignant melanomas arising from small- and medium-sized congenital melanocytic nevi in South Koreans

Jun Young Kim, Seok Min Kim, Kyung Duck Park, Yong Hyun Jang, Weon Ju Lee, Seok-Jong Lee

PMID: 33769742 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_718_19

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Point counting-serial image index: A new scoring system for melasma

Dubey Srishti, Santhebachalli Gurumurthy Chethana, Garehatty Rudrappa Kanthraj, Jayadev B Betkerur

PMID: 36688879 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_49_2021

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Dermoscopy of nevus sebaceus: A cross-sectional study of 22 cases

Sunmeet Sandhu, Shekhar Neema, Prince Yuvraj Singh, Vidhu Dangwal, Rohit Kothari

PMID: 38031703 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_629_2022

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Clinical characteristics of 81 patients with maculopapular cutaneous mastocytosis: A 10-year experience

Qian-Nan Jia, Kai Fang, Tao Wang, Shi-Yu Zhang, Lu Yang, Yue-Hua Liu

PMID: 38595013 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_712_2023

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Apremilast versus betamethasone oral mini-pulse in the treatment of progressive non-segmental vitiligo: A randomised pilot trial

Ananya Sharma, Vishal Gupta, Saurabh Bhatia, Ashish Upadhyay, Apoorva Challa, Somesh Gupta

PMID: 39152819 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_799_2024

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A study of T regulatory cells in type 1 and type 2 leprosy reactions

Ritu Kumari, Kabir Sardana, Savitha Sharath, Arvind Ahuja, Ananta Khurana

PMID: 39361857 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_323_2024

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Suppression of oxidative-stress induced melanocyte death: Role of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase in vitiligo pathogenesis

Mala Singh, Mohmmad Shoab Mansuri, Mitesh Dwivedi, Ashlesha Kadam, Jay M. Mayatra, Naresh Laddha, Chandni Shah, Girish M. Shah, Rasheedunnisa Begum

PMID: 35389013 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_290_2021

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Predictive equation to identify infection due to anthropophilic or zoophilic dermatophytes based on clinical features and risk factors: A ten-year retrospective study

Sumanas Bunyaratavej, Rungsima Kiratiwongwan, Chulaluk Komoltri, Kamonpan Lertrujiwanit, Charussri Leeyaphan

PMID: 35389016 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_1398_20

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Pressure-induced facial follicular papules: 15 cases of an under-recognised dermatosis

Tanvi Dev, Gunaa Balaji, Nikhil Mehta, M. Ramam

PMID: 35434990 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_1_2020

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Clinical profile of leprosy among domestic and migrant patients diagnosed at a tertiary referral centre in North Kerala: A ten-year retrospective data analysis

Nikhil George, Afnitha P. Majeed, Sarita Sasidharanpillai, Pulpadathil Jishna, Anuradha Thalian Chathoth, Keerankulangara Devi

PMID: 35434986 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_358_2021

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A cross-sectional study of metabolic syndrome in patients with alopecia areata

Maryam Nasimi, Safoura Shakoei, Robabeh Abedini, Narges Ghandi, Zahra Faghihi

PMID: 33666049 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_726_19

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Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding topical steroids in dermatology outpatients: A cross-sectional study from a tertiary care hospital in Raipur, Chhattisgarh

Namrata Chhabra, Divya Sachdev, Arvind K. Shukla

PMID: 33666060 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_582_19

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A 4-year multicentric experience of intravenous cannula-based intralesional radiofrequency ablation as an effective and safe office procedure for common cutaneous nodules

Saurabh Singh, Shanta Passi

PMID: 33666038 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_565_19

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Resistance to anti-leprosy drugs: A cross-sectional study from a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry

Bodicharla Manjula, Hima Gopinath, Kaliaperumal Karthikeyan

PMID: 36688897 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_252_2022

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Concentration of substance P in patients with atopic dermatitis with and without past history of treatment

Nova Zairina Lubis, Khairina Nasution, Deryne Anggia Paramita

PMID: 36461799 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_514_2021

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Anatomical distribution of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer according to auricular subunits and gender: A single-centre retrospective analysis

Diana Crisan, Lars Alexander Schneider, Sabine Kastler, Karin Scharffetter-Kochanek, Maria Crisan, Constantin Radu, Stefan Strilciuc

PMID: 38594976 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_620_2023

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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sexually transmitted infections: Indian experience

Nikhil Mehta, Kaushal Verma

PMID: 38314975 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_745_2023

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Using learning management systems for virtual teaching clinics in dermatology

Feroze Kaliyadan, Joel Kuruvilla Pulickal, Mahdi Al Dhafiri

PMID: 35593289 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_961_2021

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Deficit in autophagy: A possible mechanism involved in melanocyte hyperfunction in melasma

Ana Cláudia Cavalcante Espósito, Nathália Pereira de Souza, Luciane Donida Bartoli Miot, Hélio Amante Miot

PMID: 33871200 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_927_20

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Prognosis in patients with alopecia areata with poliosis: A retrospective cohort study of 479 cases

Sung Ha Lim, Hyun Kang, Seung-Won Jung, Won-Soo Lee

PMID: 37067136 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_552_2022

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Provocation testing for chronic inducible urticaria: 5-year experience of a Singapore tertiary dermatological centre

Yisheng Wong, Shang-Ian Tee

PMID: 37067133 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_268_2022

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Frequent potassium monitoring is associated with hyperkalemia that is clinically insignificant in females taking spironolactone for dermatologic conditions

Rachel C Hill, Yu Wang, Bilal Shaikh, Paul J Christos, Shari R Lipner

PMID: 39152866 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_1280_2023

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Prurigo pigmentosa: A retrospective study of 11 patients

Yongxia Liu, Jinghui Li, Guizhi Zhou, Jianwen Wang, Xuechao Chen, Shengli Chen, Xianmei Lu, Qing Yang, Na Wang

PMID: 39152890 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_751_2023

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Melasma: Trends in worldwide Internet searches (2000-2019)

Maria Clara Cavalcante Espósito, Ana Cláudia Cavalcante Espósito, Felipe Kesrouani Lemos, Marilia Formentini Scotton Jorge, Maria Paula Barbieri D’Elia, Hélio Amante Miot

PMID: 35841361 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_845_2021

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Validity and feasibility of the self-assessment vitiligo extent score among Egyptian patients

Marwa Abdallah, Ahmed Nassar, Miriam Samir, Abd-Elrahman Reda, Aya Hassan, Moahmed F. Allam, Rania Mahmoud Elhusseiny

PMID: 34114412 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_498_20

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Association of various risk factors with childhood herpes zoster: A case–control study in Indian patients

Priyadarshini Sahu, Surabhi Dayal

PMID: 34245533 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_236_20

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Effect of monthly cyclophosphamide pulses on skin sclerosis in systemic sclerosis

Anza Khader, Bindu Valiaveetil, Sureshan Deepthi Nalini, Biju George, Sarita Sasidharanpillai, Marjaan Marunnan Abdul Nazeer, Neeraj Manikath

PMID: 34379952 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_796_19

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Metagenomic next-generation sequencing for the aetiological diagnosis of Mycobacterium marinum infections: A pilot study

Ankang Gu, Junqing Jiang, Faku Ma, Litao Zhang

PMID: 37067110 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_768_2022

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Comparison of oral itraconazole given for two days plus topical tacrolimus versus topical tacrolimus for maintenance treatment of seborrheic dermatitis in Vietnam

Hien Thi Thu Do, Trung Van Le, Takuro Kanekura

PMID: 37067129 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_319_2022

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Addressing diagnostic challenges in suspected contact dermatitis to cosmetics: Can standard series and patient material suffice for patch test?

Kaushal Verma, Rhea Ahuja, Neha Taneja

PMID: 38595025 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_812_2023

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p.809-810

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Systemic tofacitinib in paediatric alopecia areata

Rachita S. Dhurat, Richa Sharma, Srushti Zatakia, Archi Ranka

PMID: 39152805 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_1109_2023

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Neutrophil extracellular traps and Sweet syndrome

Cristina Croia, Valentina Dini, Barbara Loggini, Elisabetta Manni, Angelo Giovanni Bonadio, Marco Romanelli, Paola Migliorini

PMID: 35962512 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_558_2021

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Interleukin 27 in psoriasis: Friend or foe?

Mohamed HM EL-Komy, Heba Ahmed, Ahmed Mourad, Olfat Gamil Shaker, Aya M AlOrbani

PMID: 35962504 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_243_2021

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Switching immune sensitizer agents in refractory alopecia areata as a valuable therapeutic strategy a retrospective case series

Maira Elizabeth Herz-Ruelas, Jorge Ocampo-Candiani, Minerva Gómez-Flores, Jessica Carolina Martínez-Rico, Sonia Chávez-Alvarez, Blanca Carolina Rivera-Izaguirre

PMID: 35962505 DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_549_2021

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