Award

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, AIIMS, New Delhi

Important achievements

New inventive technologies introduced in our Institute

(i)Innovative management of skin diseases

Pemphigus:   Dexamethasone cyclophosamide pulse therapy
                       Oral betamethasone pulse therapy

Collagen vascular diseases: Dexamethasone pulse therapy

Azathioprine in treatment of airborne contact dermatitis, lichen planus,

Atopic dermatitis

Alopecia areata:   Treatment with diphencyprone

                                300 mg oral prednisolone bolus

Mycetoma:   2 step treatment for mycetoma

Innovations

Indian standard series for patch testing

New Investigative methods introduced

Touch, pain & thermal sensation testing and grading devices, nasal filter

Dermograder

Cryostimulation test

Complete diet elimination for food allergy

A four week therapeutic test for cutaneous TB

Titre of contact hypersensitivity

Provocation test for severe drug reactions

Aluminium Patch Test Chambers

Important events organized

Department has organized large number of  training workshops in Contact Dermatitis, urticaria, Pemphigus and pulse therapy, psoriasis and vitiligo, dermatosurgery and international conferences like

1.XI International Congress of Dermatology 2013  with Dr VK Sharma as Congress President,

2. World Congress of IUSTI 2011 with Dr VK Sharma and Dr Somesh Gupta as Vice Chiars,

3. International Conress of Dermatology 1994 with Late Prof LK Bhutani as Congress President