IJDVL Awards 2016

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IJDVL Awards 2016

Every year, the editorial team picks their choice for best article(s) in several categories published in the Journal in the previous calendar year. In addition to all the previous awards, this year we have a new award for authors of Guidelines/Reviews, an article type that many of our readers enjoy.

Here are the winners for articles published in 2016.

Bishnupriya Devi Award for best Original Article

Viability of Mycobacterium leprae in the environment and its role in leprosy dissemination. Mohanty PS, Naaz F, Katara D, Misba L, Kumar D, Dwivedi DK, Tiwari AK, Chauhan DS, Bansal AK, Tripathy SP, Katoch K. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2016 Jan-Feb; 82:23-7.

Best Guideline/Review

Guidelines for the management of Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis: An Indian perspective.

Gupta LK, Martin AM, Agarwal N, D′Souza P, Das S, Kumar R, Pande S, Das NK, Kumaresan M, Kumar P, Garg A, Singh S. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2016 Nov-Dec; 82:603-625.

Best Case Reports/Letters

Harmful traditional healing practices in the treatment of lymphatic filariasis.

Narahari SR, Manjula K, Bose KS, Aggithaya MG, Swamy GK, Ryan TJ. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2016 Sep-Oct; 82:565-7.

Interface dermatitis without cornoid lamellae is a pitfall in the diagnosis of porokeratosis: A report of three cases.

Joshi R, Mesquita L. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2016 Jan-Feb; 82:70-2.

Intralesional immunotherapy with tuberculin purifi ed protein derivative for verruca: A study from a teaching hospital in South India.

Kerure AS, Nath AK, Oudeacoumar P. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2016 Jul-Aug; 82:420-2.

Indubala Memorial Award for best article on occupational contact dermatitis/contact dermatitis

Contact sensitivity to topical corticosteroids in India.

Sahu U, Handa S, De D. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2016 Mar-Apr; 82:184-6.

Best Image in Clinical Practice

Acquired ectopic hypertrichosis of the tongue.

Ashique KT. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2016 May-Jun; 82:350-1.

We congratulate all the winners and thank all the authors who submitted their manuscripts to the Journal.

Happy new year to all our readers!