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This book contains 25 detailed Case Studies covering a wide spectrum of disorders relating to Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, including many hospitalized cases. Each Case Study gives the entire sequence from the first visit till the diagnosis, and continues with the detailed management till the patient is last seen several days, weeks, months or a few years later. The best possible treatments were given at the time the patients were seen, in the setting of an Indian Private Medical College (CMC, Ludhiana), and according to the financial position of the patient.
The diagnosis is held in suspense, for the joint participation of the reader, who should preferably avoid looking up the index at the beginning, as it would reveal the diagnosis. Each Case Study is followed by a discussion on relevant aspects of the case, along with a brief write-up mentioning the clinical features and the latest methods of treatment. There are numerous clinico-pathological correlations and sequential photographs (dynamic sequences).
The Foreword has been written by the author’s esteemed Teacher and mentor, Dr. J.S. Pasricha, who is well known as one of the foremost dermatologists and research workers.
This book is primarily intended for dermatology and pathology postgraduate students, junior dermatologists, private practitioners, and doctors working with limited resources in smaller hospitals, who may need to diagnose and treat a dermatology case. Medical students may also find this book useful, as there are many clinical photographs and histopathologies, and many of the important dermatoses have been summarized under the Brief Notes.
Mohan Z. Mani
Dr. Mohan Z. Mani graduated from Christian Medical College, Ludhiana (Punjab) in December 1971 and completed his MD (Dermatology & Venereology) at AIIMS, New Delhi in May 1976. From May 1976 till his retirement in October 2018, Dr. Mani has been continuously working and teaching in various Medical Colleges in India. He was the Professor and Head of Dermatology at Christian Medical College, Ludhiana from 1986 to 2001 and again from October 2009 to June 2016. He also served as Reader and Head of Dermatology at Wanless Hospital, Miraj, Maharashtra from November 1981 to July 1985, and as Professor and Head at Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences from April 2002 to October 2008. Dr. Mani helped to start Postgraduation in Dermatology both at PIMS, Pondicherry and at CMC, Ludhiana. He retired as the Professor and Head of Dermatology from Believers Church Medical College and Hospital (BCMCH), Thiruvalla, Kerala in October 2018. His home is in Kottayam, Kerala.
Dr. Mani has published several Case Reports and five Original Studies as the first author. The Original Study Leprosy in Punjab was published in 1981, the first such paper highlighting the presence of leprosy in indigenous Punjabi patients. The other Original Studies relate to the rural ecology in leprosy ( 1996), A new histological grading system for macular lesions of paucibacillary leprosy (2018), and A new and effective method of photomicrography( 2018).
Dr. Mani’s wife, Dr. Anna Mani, is a Professor of Medicine at BCMCH, Thiruvalla (Kerala), and they have two children, Vinita (who is a Neurologist) and Anand (who is a HR Management Consultant).
