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Eyelid
Skin cancers in the periocular region, mostly the lower eyelid, account for 5–10% of all keratinocyte carcinomas with basal cell carcinomas...
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Autoinflammatory Disorders: Under-Discussed Pathologies in Dermatology
Autoinflammatory diseases are the rare disorders characterized by recurrent/persistent systemic inflammation in the form of recurrent fever,...
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Entangled: The New Era of Aggressive Dermatomycosis
The word “dermatomycosis” is derived from the Greek word “derma,” meaning skin, and “mykes,” meaning “mushroom.” It is an all-encompassing term that...
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Breaking the Scar
We are imperfect beings; our bodies aren’t truly symmetrical, our brains definitely aren’t, and our perception is always biased. Beauty is a matter...
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JAK-STAT Targeted Therapy for Autoimmune Diseases
The JAK-STAT signaling proteins (Janus kinase–signal transducers and activators of transcription) are a group of intracellular kinase molecules that...
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Procedural Dermatology: What Dermatologists Can Do and What They Cannot—A Resident Doctor’s Perspective
Over the last few years, dermatologists have had the opportunity to get trained in various aspects of procedural dermatology during or after...
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The Placebo Effect in Dermatology: Managing Patients’ Expectations
A placebo, which literally means “I shall please,” pleases not just the patients, but doctors as well. Although initially coined as a somewhat...
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Social Medicine in Dermatology Must Remain Center Stage
Over the last 4 years I completed a biography of Rudolf Virchow. The book is called Rudolf Virchow: Father of Pathology. Rudolf Virchow’s approach to...
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Skin Disease in Tropics: Impacted by Heat, Humidity, and Healthcare Neglect
The tropics are a warm equatorial zone that are rich in flora, fauna, diversity and resources and yet entrenched in poverty. Tropical skin diseases...
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Noise, Signal, and Confirmation Bias in Dermatological Diagnosis
Dermatology is heavily dependent on visual pattern recognition for making a clinical diagnosis. While intuition-based judgment works well for...
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Decision-Making Process
Reconstruction of a facial defect needs to take into account a variety of factors, including the final aesthetic outcome. An overview of appropriate...
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Local Anaesthesia
The sensory nerve supply of the skin of the head and neck region is principally by the branches of the trigeminal nerve and cervical plexus, with...
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Forehead Reconstruction
The forehead unit varies between individuals and in the same individual at different times, depending on their hairlines. The relevant anatomy and...
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Scalp Reconstruction
The skin of the scalp is thick and relatively inelastic, and the presence of hair and convex nature of the skull can all add to difficulties with...
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Nose
The nose is a complex three-dimensional structure and forms the most prominent part of the face. The concept of “subunits” was initially popularised...
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When Delusional Patients Are Really Infested: The Exception to the Rule
Persons who manifest with apparently odd and seemingly inexplicable complaints and fanciful claims of parasites and parasitic conditions are well...
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Practical Management of Delusional Infestation (DI)
This chapter discusses the practical management of delusional infestation (DI) patients in the dermatology clinic. DI as a psychodermatological...
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Delusional Infestation
Delusional infestation is a monosymptomatic hypochondriacal disorder that causes great suffering. This chapter discusses appropriate management so...
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Delusions of Infestation in the Media and on the Internet
Doctors, scientists, and other professionals who encounter patients with delusional infestation (DI) can play an important role in improving public...
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Introduction
As physicians, we need to approach Delusional Infestation (DI) patients with empathy and compassion. Before starting to manage the disorder,...