Acne vulgaris is a chronic condition affecting more than 85% of adolescents and young adults. It is one of the most common diseases affecting humanity and its impact on quality of life (QoL) is important. The impact of acne on QoL in Indian patients remains undocumented. The study was undertaken to detect the impact of acne vulgaris and related factors that may influence the QoL.Materials and Methods:This was a hospital-based, prospective, cross-sectional, prestructured, questionnaire-based study done on 140 consenting individuals, who attended the Dermatology outpatient department. Acne vulgaris was graded using simple grading system. QoL was measured using a combination of skin disease-specific (Dermatological Life Quality Index (DLQI)) and acne-specific (Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI)) questionnaires.Results:Majority of our study population were students (103, 73.6%). Face (139, 99.3%) was the commonest site of acne and comedones 133, 95% were the commonest type of lesion. Most of the individuals 66, 47.1% were observed to have grade 1 acne. The mean DLQI score was 6.91 and the mean CADI score was 5.2. Association between the scores was statistically significant. Age, occupation, marital status, family, and treatment history played a role in affecting the QoL. Diet, smoking, and alcohol did not influence the QoL.Conclusion:Though acne had impact on patient's QoL, it was less severe in our study. It is important for health professionals to incorporate QoL measurements when managing acne patients to provide better and appropriate care.

Background:Skin is a window to aging changes, a biological reality. There is a dearth of studies regarding the various chronological (intrinsic) aging and photoaging (extrinsic) changes seen in Asians. This study was undertaken to detect the clinical pattern of aging skin changes and dermatoses seen in the elderly.Materials and Methods:This was a descriptive study conducted on 500 consecutive elderly individuals attending the Dermatology out-patient department. The severity of photoaging was graded using Glogau scale.Results:Most of the population had skin type IV and V. Majority (415, 83%) of our cases had chronological aging without photoaging and the remaining 85 (17%) individuals had photoaging along with chronological aging. The common skin changes due to chronological aging were thin skin, fine wrinkles, xerosis, and loss of elasticity. Photoaging changes such as dyspigmentation, freckles, thick skin, deep wrinkles, melasma, citrine skin, senile purpura, pseudostellate scar, acrokeratoelastoidosis marginalis, and lentigines were less frequent in our study. Smoking and prolonged sun exposure was the risk factors aggravating photoaging. The most common dermatosis was pruritus in 248 (49.6%) individuals, of which 149 (29.8%) had pruritus associated with xerosis. Contact dermatitis was more common in males. Fungal infections were frequently seen in females. Seborrhoeic keratosis (253, 50.6%) was the most common benign neoplasm more commonly seen in males. Cutaneous malignancies were less common in our study population.Conclusion:Photoaging changes were less common than chronological aging changes in skin type IV. Chronological changes were more frequent in females than males, while photoaging was more frequent in males.

Nevus flammeus is the most common benign congenital capillary malformation, often known as a port-wine stain. Sturge–Weber syndrome (SWS) is a congenital, sporadic, nonfamilial disease characterized by intracranial and ophthalmic vascular anomalies and nevus flammeus. It usually manifests as developmental delay, learning problems, paralysis, seizures, glaucoma and attention deficit, and hyperactivity disorder. A 29-year-old male patient presented with a reddish patch over the face since birth. He was found to have hemihypertrophy of face, hemiparesis of right limbs, and low intelligence quotient. On ophthalmic examination, the patient was found to have glaucoma and only perception of light in the left eye. Computed tomography brain showed atrophy of the left cerebral hemisphere and calcifications in the left frontal, parietal and occipital regions. With these findings, he was diagnosed as SWS type I. A multidisciplinary approach was followed for patient evaluation and management. This case also highlights the irreversible sequelae of this rare phacomatosis.

Porokeratosis is a keratinization disorder characterized by hyperkeratotic sharply demarcated plaques with central atrophy and histopathologically, by cornoid lamella. A 30-year-old male presented with multiple pruritic dark raised skin lesions over the trunk, face, and upper limbs for past 3 years. Cutaneous examination revealed hyperkeratotic annular plaques with raised margins over face, trunk, and arms. Histopathology revealed marked hyperkeratosis with irregular acanthosis and papillomatosis. Vertical parakeratotic foci and focal hypergranulosis were seen. Hence, a diagnosis of disseminated superficial porokeratosis was made. We present this rare case which may have association with systemic disease, immunosuppression, and malignant transformation.