Dermatology, Cosmetology and Plastic Surgery

Diagnostic Dermatopathology

Among all the conventional diagnostic methods there are some dermatologic disorders examples are vitiligo, pityriasis versicolor, erythrasma, porphyrias, cytodiagnosis of Tzanck in dermatologic practice eg, herpetic infections, molluscum contagiosum, leishmaniasis, pemphigus vulgaris, basal cell carcinoma, erythroplasia of Queyrat, Hailey-Hailey disease and microscopic are examined for fungal and bacterial skin infections and also for mite infestation with the use of potassium hydroxide, simple saline, and Gram stain. In modern molecular biotechnology, it encompasses gene-specific polymerase chain reaction and its variants have a substantial affect in selected cases of viral especially herpes simplex virus, bacterial, fungal, and protozoan Leishmania skin infections.