Editor
Rashmi Sarkar MD MNAMS
Professor of Dermatology, STD and Leprosy Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital New Delhi, India
Co-Editors
Anupam Das MD
Assistant Professor Department of Dermatology KPC Medical College and Hospital Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Isha Narang MD (MAMC) MRCP (SCE)
Specialist Registrar (Dermatology) University Hospitals of Derby and Burton United Kingdom
Indrashis Podder MD DNB
RMO cum Clinical Tutor Department of Dermatology College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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fm5Dedicated to
My late mother, Mrs Chhobi Sarkar
(We need more of her kind to make this world a better place)
– Rashmi Sarkar
My parents, for their constant support and encouragement
– Anupam Das
To my brother, husband and our parents
– Isha Narang
All my teachers, family and the wonderful patients I have encountered
EDITOR
- Rashmi Sarkar MD MNAMS
- Professor of Dermatology, STD and Leprosy
- Maulana Azad Medical College and
- Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital
- New Delhi, India
CO-EDITORS
- Anupam Das MD
- Assistant Professor
- Department of Dermatology
- KPC Medical College and Hospital
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Isha Narang MD (MAMC) MRCP (SCE)
- Specialist Registrar (Dermatology)
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton
- United Kingdom
- Indrashis Podder MD DNB
- RMO cum Clinical Tutor
- Department of Dermatology
- College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
- Aayushi Mehta MBBS FCPS
- Consultant, Tvak Laser Clinic
- New Delhi, India
- Anand Toshniwal MD
- Consultant Dermatologist
- Aesthetic Aura Skin and Hair Clinic
- Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Bela J Shah MD
- Professor and Head
- Department of Dermatology
- BJ Medical College, Civil Hospital
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- Bhavya Swarnkar MBBS
- Postgraduate
- Maulana Azad Medical College
- New Delhi, India
- Debabrata Bandyopadhyay MD
- Professor and Head
- Department of Dermatology,
- Venereology, and Leprosy
- Medical College and Hospital
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Deval B Mistry MBBS
- Third Year Resident Doctor
- Department of Dermatology
- BJ Medical College, Civil Hospital
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- Geeti Khullar MD DNB
- Specialist
- Department of Dermatology and STD
- Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and
- Safdarjung Hospital
- Kavita Poonia MD
- Senior Resident
- Dermatology of Venereology and Leprology
- Government Medical College and Hospital
- Chandigarh, Punjab, India
- Komal Agarwal MBBS
- Final Year Postgraduate Student (MD Dermatology)
- Assam Medical College and Hospital
- Assam, Guwahati, India
- Lalit K Gupta MD
- Senior Professor
- Department of Dermatology
- RNT Medical College
- Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
- Mahima Agrawal MD DNB MRCP
- Senior Resident
- Department of Dermatology and STD
- Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals
- New Delhi, India
- Mala Bhalla MBBS MD
- Professor
- Dermatology of Venereology and Leprosy
- Government Medical College and Hospital
- Chandigarh, Punjab, India
- Monica Chahar MD
- Consultant Dermatologist and Hair Transplant Surgeon
- AK Clinics
- New Delhi, India
- Nilay Kanti Das MD
- Associate Professor
- Department of Dermatology
- Medical College
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Nitin Nadkarni MBBS MD
- Professor, Department of Dermatology
- DY Patil School of Medicine
- Navi Mumbai
- Maharashtra, India
- Paschal D'Souza MD
- Professor
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology
- Employees’ State Insurance-Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
- New Delhi, India
- Poonam Puri MD
- Professor
- Department of Dermatology and STD
- Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital
- New Delhi, India
- Sanjeev Handa MD FAMS FAAD FRCP (Edin)
- Professor and Head
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
- The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
- Chandigarh, Punjab, India
- Sheetanshu Kumar MD
- Senior Resident
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology
- and Leprology
- The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
- Chandigarh, Punjab, India
- Shrikant Kumavat MBBS DDVL
- Senior Resident
- Dr Vasantrao Pawar Medical College,
- Hospital and Research Centre
- Nashik, Maharashtra, India
- Somodyuti Chandra MD DNB SCE-UK
- Consultant Dermatologist
- Fellow
- The Venkat Centre for Skin and
- Plastic Surgery
- Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Sudheer K Arava MD
- Associate Professor
- Department of Pathology
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Sushruta Kathuria MD
- Specialist Dermatology
- Department of Dermatology and STD
- Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital
- New Delhi, India
- Taru Garg MD
- Professor
- Department of Dermatology and STD
- Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals
- New Delhi, India
- V Ramesh MD
- Professor
- Department of Dermatology and
- Apex STD Centre
- Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital
- New Delhi, India
- Vijay P Zawar MD DNB DVD FRCP (Edin)
- Professor
- Department of Dermatology
- Dr Vasantrao Pawar Medical College
Dermatology is a discipline, which has become one of the most favorite options for residents, when it comes to choosing an area of specialization. It is an ever expanding field with introduction of newer entities, therapeutic regimens, newer drugs and many other interesting observations. The field is nowadays greatly flanked by the esthetic and cosmetic counterpart, which has made the specialty even more lucrative to the youngsters.
However, the importance of learning the basics of clinical dermatology cannot be overemphasized. It is the three years of postgraduation when the building blocks of clinical dermatology are laid down. Our book is a first of its kind attempt, on the methodology of approaching case scenarios in daily OPDs and admitted patients. It is nice to know numerous entities (common as well as uncommon) in isolation, but the actual challenge lies in utilizing the association fibers of our brains, correlating the clinical findings and the laboratory investigations and arriving at a diagnosis for further management.
We have focused on the common case scenarios and presentations and how to approach the same, both in exams and day-to-day practice. The chapters have been designed in a reader-friendly format and the authors have been hand-picked in terms of their teaching experience and their dedication toward the subject. Most of the senior authors who have contributed to this book, bring to the table their experience and therefore, their insights and thoughts on how to approach a case, which is immensely valuable. The younger authors have collaboratively added their thoughts as well. This book is surely going to be a ready reckoner and easy reference for everyone.
All four of us, introduced to the senior editor and getting to know each other at different stages of one's life have tried to bring together their enthusiasm for knowledge in this book and hope that it would be immensely valuable to the readers.
Rashmi Sarkar
Anupam Das
Isha Narang