Abstract

Inflammatory dermatoses encompass a variety of histologic patterns that affect different segments of the skin. Skin is a complex organ having many functions. Epidermis with melanocytic system, dermis with adnexa and subcutis are its main components. Skin diseases are highly prevalent in developing countries, occur commonly amongst all age groups and range from simple inflammatory lesions to fatal neoplasms. As clinical presentation can be similar for various skin lesions, histopathological examination remains the gold standard for accurate diagnosis and serves as a guide to clinician for appropriate management. The objective of this study is to observe and analyze the spectrum of inflammatory dermatological lesions through Histopathological examination. Through this we try to find out the common skin lesions in an urban population, evaluate its correlation with age and gender, and correlate the clinical diagnosis and histopathological examination. Out of 50 skin biopsies studied, 31 were female and 19 were male. Age of the patients range from 11 to 70 years in which peak age was 21-30 years. Leprosy is the most common lesion in our study accounting for 16 out of 50 cases studied. Next common lesion was Psoriasis, accounting for 10 out of 50 cases studied. Out of these 50 cases, 44 cases correlated with clinical diagnosis and the rest of cases did not correlate with given clinical diagnosis. The present study emphasizes the role of histopathological examination as a valuable diagnostic tool to understand the pathology of inflammatory dermatoses and provides a significant insight into trend of inflammatory skin lesions in the specific sub-population of Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

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