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Atlas of Leprosy comprehensively covers the varied manifestations, including common and uncommon presentations, of leprosy, supported by patient photographs and additional video content, to assist medical practitioners diagnose leprosy in the early stages. With a detailed guide to approaching bedside diagnostic tests, this book will help readers to visualise common and uncommon presentations of leprosy, enabling effective diagnosis and treatment in this pre-elimination era, where increasingly difficulties in identifying its early stages can lead to preventable morbidity and deformity. Clinicians, dermatologists and trainees alike will find the wealth of high-quality illustrations and video demonstrations a vital guide to better diagnose this mycobacterial disease and combat resistance, relapse, reactions and any other difficult challenges posed.

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Dr Shekhar Neema is an alumnus of Armed Forces Medical College. He excelled in MBBS with ten distinctions and was awarded President Gold Medal for best academic record in year 2006. He is a gold medal recipient from MUHS in MD Dermatology. He has done ISD fellowship at Ludwig Maxmilian University, Munich. He has been awarded Dr L N Sinha memorial award in 2023 for being a dermatologist with outstanding contribution to the speciality. He is associate editor of Indian Journal of Dermatology, venereology and leprosy. He is co-editor of book titled “Handbook of Biologics and Biosimilars in Dermatology” “Dermoscopy in Darker Skin” and “Nail Disorders – A comprehensive approach”. He has more than 150 publications in indexed journals and has authored more than 30 chapters in various textbooks. He has been a Professor at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune and is currently working at Base Hospital, Lucknow. Santoshdev Rathod MD, DNB is a Professor, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, at Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad and Deputy Medical Superintendent of SCL General Hospital, Ahmedabad. He is Gold Medalist in Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy from Gujarat University. He has received prestigious Emrich Sarkany Schlorship from EADV & Dr. P. B. Haribhakti Oration for his work in Leprosy. He is currently Hon. Secretary of Indian Association of leprologists (IAL). He has more than 15 original research papers in the field of leprosy. He has been active member of IADVL Special Interest Group for Leprosy and past convenor of SIG Leprosy. He is co-editor of the book titled Ward rounds in Dermatology’ and Associate Editor of ‘IADVL Practical Manual Of leprosy’. He has keen interest in clinical aspects of leprosy and teaching clinical methods to the students. Dr. Biju Vasudevan MD (Dermatology), FRGUHS (Dermatosurgery) is an alumnus of Armed Forces Medical College. He is an established PG examiner with 16 years teaching experience and has guided many students and their thesis. He has been awarded the Dr L N Sinha memorial award in 2021, Young Dermatosurgeon Award in 2020 and the IADVL Presidential appreciation award in 2023. He was conferred the prestigious IADVL Oration in 2022 for his work on “Deep fungal infections and Bedside tests”. He has been the Chief Editor of Medical Journal Armed Forces India, a reputed multispeciality Journal and the Deputy Editor of IJDVL. He has edited 7 Books including “IADVL Colour Atlas”, “Clinical Correlation in Dermatology”, Bedside tests in Dermatology” and Dermatological Emergencies”. He has more than 200 publications in indexed journals and has authored more than 40 chapters in various textbooks. He has been Professor & HOD at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune and is currently working at Command Hospital Chandigarh.

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