Hansens Disease (Leprosy)
First Hansen’s I have seen after coming here. The treatment was hindered by the non availability of Dapsone and clofazamine. With the emergence of latest […]
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Sclerotic patch
This 35 year old Asian male patient presented with this unilateral hyperpigmented sclerotic patch over the face for 20 years. What is your diagnosis?
Periorificial crusting and acral desquamation
This poorly nourished 2-year-old girl developed asymptomatic erythema and crusting of the periorificial areas of the face over last one month. Desquamation of the distal […]
Pityriasis Rosea with palmar lesions
Pityriasis rosea is a skin disease characterized by sharply defined pruritic red patches covered by fine scales mostly affecting young adults. Typical lesions usually affect […]
Pseudopelade of Brocq
This middle-aged female patient presented to me with diffuse long-standing alopecia mainly involving the vertex. The hair scope revealed peri follicular scaling without significant thinning […]
Alopecia areata
This patient presented with an alopecia areata patch over the frontal scalp. She also had a unilateral loss of lateral eyebrows. An exclamation mark hair […]
Sebo Psoriasis
This male patient presented with a recent onset hair fall with itching. He also complained of boils over the scalp. On examination, the patient had […]
Scalp Psoriasis
This patient with an extensive frontal recession of pattern alopecia complained of recent onset hair loss from the vertex. On examination, the patient had scalp […]