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USE OF DERMOSCOPY IN PIGMENTARY DISORDERS

CORRELATION OF CLINICO-HISTOPATHOLOGICAL AND DERMOSCOPIC FINDINGS IN ACQUIRED DERMAL MACULAR HYPERPIGMENTATION IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/09/045503
Enrollment
30
Registered
2022-09-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: L818- Other specified disorders of pigmentation

Interventions

Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

MV SAI GOUTHAM REDDY
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients presenting with clinical features of ADMH of either gender 2. Patients who are willing to give informed written consent for enrollment into the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are not willing to give consent 2. Patients who had exposure to drugs known to induce hyperpigmentation 3. Other causes of acquired hyperpigmentation, having a preceding inflammatory phase, e.g., fixed drug eruption, prurigo pigmentosa, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. 4. Other causes of acquired hyperpigmentation, without interface changes like melasma, amyloidosis and nevoid hypermelanosis

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Data from dermoscopic findings of this study will help in diagnosis of acquired pigmentary disorders without invasive procedures like biopsyTimepoint: Baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
This study helps to diagnose acquired dermal macular hyperpigmentation through dermoscopeTimepoint: Baseline

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMV SAI GOUTHAM REDDY

KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE, MANGALORE

gatha.upadya@manipal.edu9845314028

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026