Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Congratulations Prof. Jayakar Thomas



Professor Jayakar Thomas and his wonderful team are to be congratulated for holding an excellent World Congress of teledermatology in Chennai. Here are a few pictures taken during the conference.

Saturday, April 19, 2008


This 20-year-old boy presented with a few year history of developing asymptomatic erythematous macerated and fissured plaques involving the axillae. What would be the ddx?

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Verrucous plaques



This 48-year-old woman presented with several year history of developing multiple well demarcated excoriated pruritic verrucous plaques on the dorsa of the feet and lower legs. The plaques would intermittently get secondarily infected oozing a purulent exudate. Non-pitting edema of the right foot was also evident. What would be the differential dignosis?

Sunday, October 21, 2007

2nd World Congress of Teledermatology

Sunday, June 24, 2007

An ulcerated plaque with erythematous indurated borders


This young man had several month history of developing a non healing ulcerated lesion with erythematous, indurated borders on the left arm. What would be the differential diagnosis?

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Sunburn and psoriasiform plaques




This young man developed a severe sunburn. In addition to erythema of the sun-exposed areas, physical examination also revealed psoriasiform plaques on the upper back, shoulders, and arms. There was no personal or family history of psoriasis. Please take a look at these images and share your comments.

Friday, May 11, 2007

Acyclovir; to give or not to give debate


Is it advisable to prescribe acyclovir to all cases of varicella regardless of age and immune status?
Are there any clear guidelines for the treatment of varicella with acyclovir? Please share your views.