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Assessing Social Functioning in Psoriasis: Implications in Every-Day Practice

Luca M*, Musumeci ML, Fusto CM and Micali G
Psoriasis is a chronic recurrent skin disease with considerable consequences on the patients’ psychophysical health [1]. In recent guidelines on the systemic treatments the psoriasis impact on the patients’ quality of life is among the parameters to be considered when choosing the treatment [2]. The decision-making phase is sometimes challenging and the clinicians should evaluate every patient from the be...

Mini Review

The Role of Cost-Effective Practices in Dermatology

Margit LW Juhász* and Ellen Marmur
The face of medicine is changing the healthcare system is becoming more conscious regarding medical care expenditure. It is important for dermatologists to be aware of cost-effective measures that may be used to treat skin pathology. These practices can be implemented in both the academic and outpatient settings to decrease medical expenditure. Although most literature in the field of cost-conscious...

Clinical Image

Post Alopecia Areata Poliosis (PAAP)

Jakhar D1* and Kaur I2
A 30 year old male presented to the dermatology outpatient department with multiple patches of white hairs in beard for the past 2 months (Figure 1a). Patient gave history of spontaneous loss of hairs 2 months from the concerned areas, followed by regrowth of white hairs. Rest of the beard hairs was spared. There was no similar history in the past. Scalp and other body hairs were not affected....

Clinical Image

Mid-Line Linear Fronto-Nasal Osteoma

Jakhar D1* and Kaur I2
A 40 year old female presented with a linear fronto-nasal growth for the past 10 years. It has,been progressively increasing in size. There is no history of trauma in the past and the growth is not associated with any pain, headache, recurrent upper respiratory tract infections and ocular,complaints. On examination the growth is hard in consistency and fixed to the underlying structure...

Case Report

Tattoo Inoculated Lupus Vulgaris – Hazards of Body Arts

Rajashekhar TS, Corneli Peter J*, Kuppuswamy SK and Ramamurthy A
The most common form of cutaneous tuberculosis (TB) in India is lupus vulgaris. More youngsters are becoming the victims of cutaneous tuberculosis, AIDS, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Syphilis, cutaneous infections and eczemas by the way of tattooing and other body art methods like body, painting, piercing, branding. In this case report, a 24-year old male patient, presented with well defined...

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