Leprosy and infection
He is the principal investigator at Dr. D.Y. Patil on LIGHT, a Phase 3 Johnson & Johnson trial of bedaquiline in multibacillary leprosy, and on a Phase 0 study of plasma PGL-I for treatment monitoring. His clinical papers cover leprosy, the differential diagnosis of leonine facies, scrofuloderma and nodular secondary syphilis with granulomatous inflammation.
15 papers2 clinical trials
Papers
Newest first. Every paper is also on the publications page.
- Comment on Case Series of Kaposi’s Varicelliform Eruption Associated with Underlying Primary DermatosesIndian Journal of Dermatology2026Senior authorDOI
- Global, regional, and national burden of HIV/AIDS, 1990–2023, with the estimated burden attributable to intimate partner violence and forecasted impacts of funding cuts through 2030: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023The Lancet HIV2026DOI
- Revisiting Leonine Facies: Toward More Inclusive Differential DiagnosesIndian Dermatology Online Journal2026Senior authorDOI
- Internalized stigma, not disability, drives quality‐of‐life loss in leprosy: A structural analysisJournal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology2026Senior authorDOI
- A Within-Person Randomized Controlled Pilot Study to Evaluate the Ability of a Point-of-Care Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Multispectral Imaging Device to Manage Leg Ulcers in LeprosyAdvances in Skin & Wound Care2025Senior authorDOI
- Borderline Tuberculoid LeprosyJEADV Clinical Practice2025Senior authorDOI
- Scrofuloderma in a 27-year-old womanCanadian Medical Association Journal2025Senior authorDOI
- LeprosyJournal of the American Academy of Dermatology2024Senior authorDOI
- Mucormycosis: An Addendum to India’s COVID-19 WoesMedical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth2023DOI
- Nodular secondary syphilis with granulomatous inflammationIndian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS2022Senior authorDOI
- SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough infection following a previous infection in a healthcare workerJournal of Infection2021First authorDOI
- Utility of a real-time fluorescence imaging device in guiding antibiotic treatment in superficial skin infectionsIndian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology2021Senior authorDOI
- Rapid handheld screening device to detect skin and soft tissue infectionsProceedings of SPIE2020DOI
- Giant molluscum contagiosum unmasked probably during an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndromeIndian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS2018First authorDOI
- Human demodex mite: The versatile mite of dermatological importanceIndian Journal of Dermatology2014Senior authorDOI
Clinical trials
Other research programmes
- Above the skin surfaceImaging and diagnostics4 papers
- Stratum corneumIchthyosis and genodermatoses16 papers
- Basal layer and melanocytesVitiligo and pigment biology15 papers
- Epidermis and dermisProcedures and pain8 papers
- DermisWound healing and tissue engineering2 papers
- The whole patientQuality of life11 papers
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