Spironolactone is a drug, similar in structure to aldosterone and acts as an aldosterone receptor antagonist with an anti-androgenic effect. This drug has proven to be useful in several dermatological entities, however its use has not been well explored. Its use in diseases such...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34861
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic multisystem disease characterized by excess deposition of connective tissue in skin and internal organs, associated with microvasculature changes and immunologic abnormalities. We hereby report a case of scleroderma in a 52 year old female wi...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i597265
Background: Granuloma annulare (GA) is a benign, self-limiting inflammatory skin condition of unknown origin that may occur following multiple etiological triggers. GA incited secondary to vaccinations has been rarely reported in the medical literature. The COVID-19 pandemic has...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i51B33533
Hansen’s disease or Leprosy, is a chronic infectious disease that is contagious and has a slow evolution. It affects mainly skin and schwann cells in the peripheral nerves and causes peripheral neuropathy which contributes to the permanent functional impairments [1]. It is caused...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i47A33022
This article lays out the common hypopigmented \depigmented lesions in geriatric population encountered in dermatology OPD in a tertiary care centre in India. Hypopigmented/depigmented lesions is commonly encountered in a dermatology OPD on a day to day basis. This study is an ob...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i45A32733
Aim and Objectives: Dermatophytosis is a fungal infection of the outermost layer of skin and its appendages such as hair, nails and scalp. The present study was undertaken with a view to find out the clinical pattern of dermatophytic infections in our hospital. Materials and Meth...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i45A32722
Background: Leprosy by definition is a chronic granulomatous infection of the skin and superficial nerves in the skin caused by Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. [1] It most commonly involves the nose, eyes, throat, and sometimes the testicles. The bacilli are...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i44B32686
Introduction: Alopecia areata is a common chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease that involves hair follicles, characterized by hair loss on the scalp and/or body without scarring. Clinically, the disease presents as smooth, patchy hair loss with various patterns - diffuse or re...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i1330579
Aim: The aim was to study the analytical pattern in dermatoglyphics. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in Skin Opd, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. A total of 100 participants with different hand dermatitis pattern were included...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i1330576
Aim: To compare the efficacy and safety of topical 3% tranexamic acid gel vs 35% glycolic acid peel in the treatment of melasma over face. Materials and Methods: This is an open labelled, Randomised Controlled Trial(RCT) conducted on 60 patients. Patients were randomly divided eq...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i43A32483