Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology & Leprology

Article	Citations
Skirting in abstracts of dermatology articles: A preliminary study	32
Erythema multiforme-like reaction following COVID-19 vaccination	26
Innovative method to achieve precise cryolysis	23
Looking for a grey needle in a ‘hair’ stack! Using a Wood’s lamp for evaluating canities	23
Papulonodular nonalopecic primary follicular mucinosis successfully treated with tacrolimus ointment	20
Needle holder fixation technique for assisting non-shaven follicular unit extraction hair transplantation	18
Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK)-negative systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma presenting as zosteriform skin nodules	18
An observational study to describe dermoscopic features of sweat dermatitis and assess the treatment outcome	18
Dermatology journals from India: A critical appraisal of the journal metrics	15
Association between final diagnosis and the levels of lactate dehydrogenase/soluble interleukin-2 receptor in the random skin biopsy-performed patients: A retrospective study of 50 cases	15
Announcement	14
Scalp metastases as the first sign of disease recurrence in a patient with jejunal adenocarcinoma	13
Comparison of anti-desmoglein antibodies titres and anti-M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antibody titres as biomarker for potential pemphigus between subjects who are occupationally exposed and n	13
Scrotal erythema and cutaneous ulceration post lenvatinib therapy in a patient with renal cell cancer	13
Treatment of auricular chondritis with tofacitinib	12
Tender juxta-articular and acral nodules with arthralgias	12
Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycoses caused by Exophiala xenobiotica in an immunocompromised patient: A case report	12
The enduring legacy of the father-son duo - A tribute to the Civatte family and their contributions to dermatology	12
The effect of long-pulsed 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser-assisted hair removal on some skin flora and pathogens: An in vivo study	11
Ultraviolet reflectance dermoscopy	11
Mindful self-compassion for psychological distress associated with skin conditions: An online intervention study	11
Primary carcinoma of accessory breast presenting as axillary ulcer	11
Prevalence and associated risk factors of Mycoplasma genitalium infection in women in Western Cameroon: A cross sectional study	11
Patterns and factors affecting self-medication practices among patients with dermatophytosis in South India - A case control study	10
Procedural dermatology and its unmet need	10

Longitudinal trends in immunological biomarkers, and predictors of relapse in pemphigus treated with rituximab: A prospective cohort study	10
Look out for the white lesions in DOCK-8 (c. 5963 c>t) immunodeficiency – A novel mutation	9
Untying my Gordian knots – Richard Gordon’s forays into our speciality of Dermatology and Venereology	9
Genotype-phenotype spectrum and correlations in Chinese patients with keratinocytic epidermal naevus: A retrospective study of 22 cases	9
FABP5 reprograms lipid metabolism and promotes cutaneous T-cell lymphoma progression via activation of PPARγ signalling	9
An uncommon presentation of paediatric chronic graft-versus-host disease after umbilical cord blood transplantation: True lichen planus-like lesions	9
Recurrent solitary sclerotic fibroma (storiform collagenoma) on the foot: An unusual clinical presentation	9
A novel mutation in poikiloderma with neutropenia- Clericuzio type in an adult female	9
Plasma cell vulvitis: A rare vulvar dermatoses	8
Asymptomatic pale macules on the hands	8
Irritant contact dermatitis to electoral ink: A series of 12 patients	8
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease and Behcet’s disease: A rare association	8
Exacerbation of head and neck eczema with new-onset alopecia following dupilumab treatment in severe atopic dermatitis patients: A case series	8
Baricitinib in the management of persistent actinic granuloma: An innovative therapeutic approach	8
The utility of dermoscopy in pediatric vascular anomalies	8
Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis with mucosal and multisite upper airway involvement: Diagnostic challenge and management strategy	8
Pseudorheumatoid nodules in a young woman	8
Atypical adult type pityriasis rubra pilaris	8
Carbamazepine-induced follicular mucinosis-like drug eruption	8
Differential expression of serum CXCL9 and CXCL10 levels in vitiligo patients and their correlation with disease severity and stability: A cross-sectional study	8
Correlation of mast cell density and histopathological characteristics of syringoma: An immunohistochemical study	8
Nail cosmetics: What a dermatologist should know!	7
Review of the reasons for and effectiveness of switching biologics for psoriasis treatment in Korea	7
Detection of a novel genetic variant in a patient with Berardinelli–Seip syndrome	7
Acid mantle: What we need to know	7
A novel homozygous missense mutation in exon 3 at codon 42 c.125G>A (p.Arg42His) in the PROC gene causing protein C deficiency and presenting as neonatal purpura fulminans	6
Possible immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome due to Mycobacterium colombiense skin infection in a person living with HIV/AIDS	6
Storiform pattern in dermatopathology	6
Atlas of clinical dermatology in coloured skin – A morphological approach	6
Monkeypox disease in India: Unusual clinical presentation	6
Pigmented nodular lesion below eyelid in a retro positive patient	6
Global health dermatology: An emerging field addressing the access to care crisis	6
A multi-utility skin clamp for clinical examination and minor procedures in dermatology and other specialities	6
Collision of basal cell carcinoma and atypical fibroxanthoma	6
Transient pseudophlebitis: Benzyl alcohol-induced transient reactive vasodilation	6
Pemphigus foliaceous accompanied by new erythema annulare centrifugum like lesions	6
Linear eccrine angiomatous hamartoma	6
Fixed duration multidrug therapy (12 months) in leprosy patients with high bacillary load – Need to look beyond	6
Acrodermatitis dysmetabolica with argininosuccinate lyase deficiency	6
Efficacy of fixed duration multidrug therapy for the treatment of multibacillary leprosy: A prospective observational study from Northern India	6
Dupilumab as monotherapy for bullous pemphigoid with multiple underlying diseases: A report of two cases	5
The additional effect of 5% atorvastatin shampoo in the treatment of adult patients with mild to moderate seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp: A prospective, randomised, double-blind trial	5
A recurrent periocular papule in an adolescent	5
Evaluation of nail fold capillaroscopy changes in patients with diabetic retinopathy and healthy controls, and its correlation with disease duration, HbA1c levels and severity of diabetic retinopathy:	5
Dermatology and the media – Embracing the scars	5
Oropharyngeal Chlamydia in MSM attending STI clinic of India	5
Metabolomic biomarkers and altered phenylalanine metabolic pathway in preschool children with atopic dermatitis – A pilot study	5
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms with toxic epidermal necrolysis like rash in systemic sclerosis and overlapping sjogren’s syndrome: A double trouble triggered by a herbal medicin	5
IJDVL Revered Reviewers 2024 (Total reviewers – 1816)	5
Immunohistochemistry of COVID-19 skin	5

Funding is associated with increased methodological and statistical reporting in onychomycosis randomised controlled/comparative clinical trials	5
Lipodystrophia centrifugalis abdominals infantilis presenting as a giant ulceration and treatment with hydroxychloroquine and baricitinib	5
Dupilumab use in non-atopic chronic hand eczema: Two cases and a review of the literature	5
Recurrent zosteriform herpes simplex infection in a woman	5
Comparative study on the efficacy and safety of insulin versus autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) with microneedling in the treatment of atrophic post-acne scars	5
A pedunculated nodule on lower lip	5
Symmetric plaques on the inguinoscrotal folds: An unusual pattern of lichen sclerosus post-penile amputation and perineal urethrostomy	5
Implementation of National Leprosy Eradication Programme during COVID-19 era: A qualitative research	5
Clinical and dermoscopic improvement of angiokeratoma in a child with topical rapamycin	5
Antifungal stewardship: What we need to know	5
Signs and terminologies in cutaneous manifestations of substance abuse	5
Synergistic effect of long-standing exposure to X-ray and developer solution in the causation of squamous cell carcinoma of right thumb: A case report	5
Enhancing syphilis diagnosis through innovative adaptation of wet mount microscopy	5
Virtual clinical trials–Implications for future dermatology research	5
Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm misdiagnosed and treated as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis	4
Successful treatment of skin-limited crystalglobulinemia with oral corticosteroids: A report and review of the literature	4
A patient with multiple asymptomatic yellow papules on the scalp	4
Association of intermediate Nugent Score and bacterial vaginosis with sexually transmitted infections and vulvovaginal candidiasis	4
Secondary trichostasis spinulosa in a chest keloid	4
Mimickers of erysipelas and cellulitis: A narrative review	4
Linezolid-induced lingua villosa nigra	4
Clinical characterisation of super-responders and super-non-responders in psoriasis patients treated with interleukin-17 inhibitors: A real-world study	4
Grandmother’s remedies vs. modern dermatology: Can traditional wisdom still help?	4
Haim-Munk syndrome caused by mutation in the CTSC gene in an Indian consanguineous family	4
Disseminated Kaposi sarcoma with cutaneous lesions on a surgical scar in a kidney transplant recipient	4
Rule-based dermatological strategies: From diagnosis to treatment	4
Evidence of emerging sexually transmitted Mycoplasma genitalium infection among women detected using multiplex and uniplex PCR	4
Neonatal ichthyosis and sclerosing cholangitis (NISCH) syndrome with a novel Claudin-1 (CLDN1) mutation: A report from India	4
Mapping the dermoscopic features of the normal face: Findings from 200 subjects with skin of colour	4
Acute erythematous pustular plaques on the hands triggered by driving	4
High serum total IgE levels correlate with urticarial lesions and IgE deposition in perilesional skin of bullous pemphigoid patients: An observational study	4
The efficacy of topical adipose mesenchymal stem cell-conditioned medium versus framycetin gauze dressing in chronic plantar ulcer of leprosy: A randomized controlled trial	4
Acute graft rejection following bilateral cadaveric hand transplant	4
Development and validation of the dermoscopy haemangioma activity index (DHAI) – A pilot study	4
Impact of COVID-19 on leprosy reactions and of leprosy treatments on COVID-19 severity	4
The pattern of dermatoses among brick kiln workers: A community-based cross-sectional study	4
Munchausen syndrome by proxy in a 3-year-old child	4
Folliculosebaceous cystic hamartoma of the vulva: A congenital presentation with phalliform morphology	4
Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus in a pregnant woman with anaemia coexisting with asymptomatic hepatic haemangioma	4
Pulmonary aspergillosis in two patients with psoriasis treated with ixekizumab	4
Dupilumab provides rapid improvement for morphologic variants of paediatric atopic dermatitis: A case series	4
Association between high-risk human papillomavirus and cervico-vaginal infections in tribal women screened for cervical precancers and cancers in Maharashtra, India: A cross-sectional study	4
Survival and prognostic factors in bullous pemphigoid: A retrospective cohort study	4
Red scrotum syndrome: Successful treatment with oral carvedilol in two patients	4
Intradermal naevus with fat: A distinct variant	4
Bullous subtype of rheumatoid neutrophilic dermatosis - An uncommon variant of a rare disease	3
Ocular changes in patients with psoriasis	3
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors in dermatology	3
An unusual case of benign cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia masquerading as diffuse Addisonian-like pigmentation with skin infiltration – An atypical presentation	3
Disposable polythene cover of the suture: An inexpensive tool to examine the orogenital skin and mucosa and to prevent cross-infection during the dermoscopic examination	3
Red nodule on the face of a middle-aged woman	3
Misaligned teeth as a contributory mechanism in lip vitiligo	3
Diffuse facial redness and blisters: An atypical herpes presentation	3
Vitiligo-like basal cell carcinoma: An emerging entity in young women	3
Anterior cervical hypertrichosis: A rare entity	3
Potential of dermoscopy with standard excision as an alternative to Mohs micrographic surgery for basal cell carcinoma	3
An ulcerated plaque on the palm	3
Localised cutaneous siderosis following intravenous ferric carboxymaltose infusion: An underreported complication	3
Paradoxical eczema in psoriasis patients following treatment with secukinumab	3
The role of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide 3 (G1P-3) and nucleolar phosphoprotein-1 (NPM1) in pathogenesis of psoriasis	3
Significant repigmentation in pediatric vitiligo treated with oral upadacitinib	3
Generalised primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma: A diagnostic challenge	3
Penile implants, a cultural practice in the carceral milieu of French West Indies region: A case report	3
Oral ulcers and cutaneous rash as manifestations of differentiation syndrome in acute promyelocytic leukaemia	3
Clinico-dermoscopic and pathological features of a rare presentation of erythema elevatum diutinum	3
Trichothiodystrophy in two siblings and utility of polarised transilluminating dermoscopy in its diagnosis	3
Blood donation and dermatology: What a dermatologist should know?	3
PLACK syndrome associated with alopecia areata and a novel homozygous base pair insertion in exon 18 of CAST gene	3
Dermatitis Artefacta	3
Patterned cicatricial alopecia in two sisters with lamellar ichthyosis	3
Alopecia areata sparing vitiligo: Another Renbök phenomenon	3
Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis-like macules co-localizing to sites of topical photochemotherapy for vitiligo in children: Clinical and dermoscopic findings	3
Gut microbiome in dermatology – A narrative review	3
Leprosy in Robben Island: Historical and medical insights and a comparative study with India	3
Scurvy– Once a common condition likely to be missed in the uncommon times!	3
A rare triad of Dupuytren’s contracture, plantar fibromatosis, and knuckle pads in a young man	3
Reviewers 2023	3
Standardising the diagnosis and management of atopic dermatitis in India: A consensus statement by the modified Delphi method by IADVL Special Interest Group of Pediatric Dermatology (STAND AD)	3
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sexually transmitted infections: Indian experience	3
Representation of South Asian physicians in dermatology training programs and academic leadership	3

Griscelli syndrome type 2 in two siblings	3
Assessment of CXCL10 and S100B serum levels in patients with vitiligo before and after narrow-band ultraviolet B therapy: A quasi-experimental study	3
Assessing the diagnostic capability of ChatGPT through clinical case scenarios in dermatology	3
MIP vaccine in leprosy: A scoping review and future horizons	3
Atypical ulcerative cutaneous tuberculosis in a zosteriform distribution due to Mycobacterium bovis	3
Risk factors associated with chronic cutaneous graft-versus-host disease: A retrospective study	3
IJDVL Awards for International authors (2025)	3
Acetate sheets in the standardization of intralesional therapy in dermatology	3
A rare serpiginous pattern of epidermolysis bullosa pruriginosa	3
Cutaneous granulocytic sarcoma arising on a surgical scar	3
A case of dual pathologies: Kaposi varicelliform eruption superimposed on acrodermatitis enteropathica	3
The 1st IADVL National dermatology quiz for ­undergraduates: A journey of learning and triumph	3
Primary cutaneous aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus terreus in an immunocompetent woman	3
Itraconazole-induced adrenal insufficiency in a patient with exogenous Cushing’s syndrome	3
Multiple subcutaneous tender nodules in an adult male	3
Omalizumab and dupilumab for the treatment of autosomal-recessive DOCK8 hyper-IgE syndrome	3
Ritlecitinib rescues exacerbated vitiligo during the JAK1 inhibitor therapy: More than a coincidence?	2
Reviewers 2025	2
District residency programme for postgraduates in India: Dermatology residents’ perspectives	2
Agminated multifocal eruptive lobular capillary haemangiomas – An uncommon presentation	2
Analysis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae susceptibility trends (MIC creep) from North India: A 15-years’ experience!	2
Management of leukocytosis in erythroderma	2
Syphilis renaissance: Truth or mirage. Analysis of syphilis trends and possible factors from a tertiary care centre in North India	2
Untangling the knot: A plica polonica success story	2
Hypogammaglobulinemia-induced skin infections as a factor of post rituximab paradoxical flare in pemphigus	2
Guselkumab for psoriasis management in an HIV positive patient	2
Investigating the link between toll-like receptor 9 gene variants and vitiligo susceptibility - A cross-sectional comparative study	2
A novel mutation in autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1 with erythematous facial papules	2
An innovative syringe barrel holder of halved razor blade for shave surgery as dermablade	2
Box counting serial image index (BCSI) versus point counting serial image index (PCSI) in scoring melasma: A comparative, non-interventional validation s	2
Multidimensional burden of atopic dermatitis in elderly patients with head, face and neck involvement: A real-world multicentre cross-sectional study	2
Toxic epidermal necrolysis predominantly involving irradiated site in a carcinoma breast patient – An example of immunocompromised cutaneous district	2
Bilateral tennis toe	2
Serum levels of tumour necrosis factor (TNF-α) and interleukin-17 (IL-17) in patients with nail psoriasis: A cross-sectional study	2
Erythema elevatum diutinum associated with severe ocular complications and lung tuberculosis	2
A low-grade well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumour originating from the skin	2
Redefining treatment success: Shifting from p-value to clinical meaningfulness	2
Homozygous LMNA c.1579C>T mutation manifesting as mandibuloacral dysplasia type A in a pediatric patient	2
Medicopsis romeroi: A causative agent of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in a diabetic patient	2
Risk of skin cancer in kidney, liver and heart recipients: A nationwide population-based study in Taiwan	2
Deciphering the landscape of hereditary angioedema in India: Perspective for Indian dermatologists	2
Therapeutic paradox: Mycobacterium indicus pranii (MIP) vaccine-induced erythema nodosum necroticans and acute foot drop	2
Eruptive lentigines in a child receiving voriconazole after bone marrow transplant	2
Comparative study of the efficacy and safety of two grafting procedures (an automated epidermal harvesting system and non-cultured epidermal cell suspension) in the treatment of stable vitiligo	2
A novel KITLG mutation causes familial progressive hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation with multiple café-au-lait macules	2
Duty or detour? The unfulfilled promise of the district residency programme in India	2
Aetiology, pathogenesis and management of neuropathic itch: A narrative review with recent updates	2
Atopic diseases and the risk of alopecia areata among pre-teens and teenagers in Taiwan	2
Efficacy and safety of Janus kinase inhibitors in axial spondyloarthritis	2
Comparative efficacy and therapeutic positioning of biologics in hidradenitis suppurativa: A systematic review with network meta-analysis of randomised trials	2
Bullous pemphigoid induced by camrelizumab	2
Pseudolymphoma induced by gold after patch testing: Dermoscopic features	2
Erratum: Flagellate-like presentation of Stevens-Johnson syndrome after gefitinib therapy	2
Nailfold capillaroscopy as a prognostic marker for connective tissue diseases: An observational clinico-epidemiological study	2
Unilateral naevoid telangiectasia: A retrospective study of 11 paediatric cases	2
Students’ perception of self-directed learning in dermatology: A survey	2
Consensus-based guidelines for surgical management of vitiligo, by Vitiligo Task Force, IADVL Academy 2024- 2025	2
A case of the novel mutation p.L311P in KRT5 causing localised epidermolysis bullosa simplex in East Asian population	2
Development of metastatic lung adenocarcinoma in a twenty-year-old skin graft site on the scalp: A case report	2
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) with pigmentary mosaicism: A coincidental occurrence in a child	2
Dengue fever rash with islands of sparing	2
Penile enlargement and ulcers in cutaneous Crohn’s disease	2
Subungual mass in a patient of xeroderma pigmentosum: Looking beyond malignant transformation	2
Herpes simplex virus reactivation in patients of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis	2
Painless perianal growth in an elderly male	2
Trichobacteriosis of scrotum	2
Leprosy literature in India: A journey through history and contemporary insights	2
Beyond the blue: A rare case of azure lunula	2
The Dermatology–Social media–Dermatologist continuum!	2
Transient pigmentary lines of the newborn	2
Mucous membrane pemphigoid of the larynx: A rare threat to vocal and airway integrity	2
Patch testing in India: Are we missing clinically relevant allergens?	2
Dermatoscopic evaluation of leprosy: A multi-centre cross-sectional study	2
Riga-Fede disease in an infant	2
The use of medicinal plants for the treatment of psoriasis: A systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Newer entities in dermatology: A short review on the newly defined dermatoses and acronyms	2
Focal actinic porokeratosis over nose successfully treated with topical tacrolimus	2
Occlusive therapy in dermatology	2
Retraction: Unusual cutaneous manifestations of dracunculiasis: Two rare case reports	2
Diagnostic and prognostic utility of inflammatory biomarkers in dermatology: A narrative review	2
Scoring for palmoplantar psoriasis – need for modification of current methodology	2
Mal de Meleda variant of palmoplantar keratoderma with reticulate pigmentation- Unveiling a novel variant in the SLURP1 gene	2
Sexual dysfunction in female patients with acne vulgaris – A questionnaire-based survey	2
Platelet-rich fibrin therapy assisted split-thickness skin graft in a non-healing morphea ulcer	2
Quackery and dermatology	2
Non-infective granulomatous dermatitis following Mycobacterium w injections	2
Effects of collagen-based supplements on skin’s hydration and elasticity: A systematic review and meta-analysis	2
A curious case of solitary black nail	2
The rainbow pattern in dermoscopy: A panorama of Kaposi’s and non-Kaposi’s lesions	2
Palmoplantar keratoderma with honeycombing: A case of loricrin keratoderma with heterozygous frameshift mutation in LOR gene, from India	2
Clinico-histopathological review of cutaneous sarcoidosis: A retrospective descriptive study	2
IJDVL Award 2023 (International Authors)	2
Dermatological adverse effects of hair dye use: A narrative review	2
Cerebriform congenital melanocytic naevus on the sole	2
Intravenous immunoglobulin for the management of Netherton syndrome	2