Bela
J Shah
MD
Professor and Head Department of Dermatology, Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) and Leprosy BJ Medical College and Civil Hospital
Ahmedabad,
Gujarat,
India
Santosh
Rathod
MD (Skin and VD) DNB
Associate Professor Department of Dermatology Smt Nathiba Hargovandas Lakhmichand (NHL) Municipal Medical College and VS Hospital
Ahmedabad,
Gujarat,
India
Foreword
Sudhir
Pujara
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Ward Rounds in Dermatology
First Edition: 2017
9789386322685
fm5Dedicated to
My father, Late Sree Jaswantlal Shah;
my mother, Vanlila J Shah;
my husband, Ushir Mashruwala; and
my son, Soham Mashruwala
—Bela J Shah
Three lovely ladies of my life:
My mother, Manjula;
my wife, Archana; and
my daughter, Kanvi
—Santosh Rathod
fm6fm7fm8Foreword
Ward Rounds in Dermatology by Bela J Shah and Santosh Rathod, provides a refreshing view of several clinical presentations that generally require admission, and discusses all the diagnostic aspects and management in great details.
Dedicated chapters on immunosuppressives, corticosteroids, antibiotics and signs in dermatology make reading interesting. Discussion on recent aspects (e.g. in relation to autoimmune-blistering disorders) improves the already rich value of the book.
The book contains practically everything one would want to know about common, and some not-so-common clinical situations. It elaborates the theoretical discussions (which one would have anyway read elsewhere to build up the conceptual framework) and provides enough practical details.
This work by two accomplished dermatologists would serve as a quick-reference source to recapitulate what one has already learned earlier; but it is not just a compilation of facts, it is much more.
Dr Santosh Rathod has been known to me as a well-read doctor. I had a pleasure of being Dr Bela's postgraduate examiner for MD degree. She had already demonstrated her potential then. I have also worked with her on some projects. I have always appreciated her dedication while working with her.
Sudhir Pujara MD DVD DDV (Bom)
Formerly, Professor and Head
Department of Dermatology
Smt Nathiba Hargovandas Lakhmichand (NHL)
Municipal Medical College
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
fm9Preface
Dermatology is a branch of medicine which caters mainly to outdoor patients. Compared to outdoor patients, dermatologists have less workload as far as indoor patients are concerned. The management of indoor patients takes a backseat many a times.
Patients with skin failure need to be monitored round the clock. We have been using dexamethasone cyclophosphamide pulse (DCP) therapy and biologics. This requires admission of the patients in the ward.
Every morning for every admitted patient, we have to have our own checklist which will help us to manage the indoor patients effectively.
We have included all the aspects of history-taking in dermatology in the book.
This book is a culmination of knowledge gathered from standard textbooks/journals and authors’ own experience. The information has been produced in the form of questions and answers to guide the residents in their postgraduate examinations. The chapter on the drugs is a concise synopsis for a quick revision. At the end, a chapter on frequently asked questions (FAQs) in examinations is included in the complete question-answer format.
Ward Rounds in Dermatology is essentially designed and aimed to help the beginners and the practitioners alike.
Bela J Shah
Acknowledgments
The book is an amalgamation of the experience gained in clinical practice for over the last 28 years (Dr Bela J Shah), and of an extensive study. We are grateful to a number of people, who have helped us during preparation of the script, without whom this journey would have been impossible.
First and foremost, I (Bela J Shah) thank my revered teacher Dr Bharat H Shah, who has been a great guide, philosopher and teacher par excellence. With his blessings only I am able to pen down this book.
We would like to acknowledge the efforts of our postgraduates who were involved at every stage. We thank our residents, Drs Uzzaif Mansuri, Ankan Gupta, Sonal Patel, Suyog Dhamale, Darshan Karia and Sonal Tibrewal for their untiring efforts. We would also like to acknowledge the efforts made by the residents of LG Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, especially Dr Shikha Shivhare.
We are grateful to M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India, for their continued support in publishing this book.
Lastly, we are thankful to the Almighty who helped us at every step.