Follicular dowling–Degos disease: A rare pigmentary dermatosis

Dowling–Degos disease with hidradenitis suppurativa and inflammatory arthritis in two generations

“…[ 1 ] Other associations include arthritis,[ 2 ] epidermoid cysts, keratoacanthomas,[ 3 ] squamous cell carcinoma,[ 4 ] seborrhoeic keratoses, and Haber's syndrome. [ 5 6 ]…”

Dermoscopy of follicular dowling–degos disease

“…Herein, we report three cases of the follicular variant of DDD. There have been only two previous reports of follicular DDD,[ 4 5 ] and dermoscopy of this variant has not been described previously. We seek to highlight this rare variant with the help of dermoscopy and differentiate it from other conditions that manifest with follicular keratotic macules, papules, and pitted scars.…”

Leprosy–A raging persistent enigma

“…India continues to account for approximately 60% of new cases reported each year globally. This scenario is especially worrisome even after 14 years of attaining the elimination status[13] of a PR of < 1/10,000 population in the year 2005, and this indicates a continued transmission of leprosy in the community. There has been an increase in the detection of cases from 2012 onwards.…”

“…There have been several drugs, such as rifapentin, moxifloxacin, etc., which have shown a considerable amount of efficacy, but conclusive evidence is missing. [1318]…”

“…The GOI has started NIKUSHTH portal for improvement in private health system reporting of leprosy, which needs to be promoted and maintained. [13]To obtain higher reporting rate through active and passive surveillance primary care, physicians and peripheral health workers need to be trained through CMEs, refresher training, or workshops regarding early detection of leprosy through its signs and symptoms. For leprosy patients, the primary care physicians should also be trained in recently recommended guidelines of a treatment protocol by WHO [Table 1], so that the earliest possible treatment can be started preventing further infection.…”