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  1. Revisiting Leonine Facies: Toward More Inclusive Differential Diagnoses

    Article • Indian Dermatology Online Journal, May 2026, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  2. Internalized stigma, not disability, drives quality‐of‐life loss in leprosy: A structural analysis

    Article • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, April 2026, Wiley

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  3. Minimal erythema dose variability in Indian skin: clinical implications across pigmentary and inflammatory dermatoses

    Article • Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, October 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  4. Disrupted cholesterol biosynthesis and hair follicle stem cell impairment in the onset of alopecia

    Article • PLOS One, September 2025, PLOS

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  5. Vibration-Assisted Anesthesia Reduces Pain in Dermatologic Procedures: A Split-Lesion Study

    Article • Dermatologic Surgery, September 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  6. 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 Leprosy

    Article • Advances in Skin & Wound Care, September 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  7. Levetiracetam-Aggravated Severe Treatment-Resistant Acne

    Article • Indian Dermatology Online Journal, August 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  8. A Curious Case of Acute Fever with Vesicular Rash in an Infant

    Article • Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, July 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  9. Comparative study of platelet rich plasma therapy versus microneedling as a treatment modality for androgenetic alopecia

    Article • IP Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, May 2025, Innovative Publication

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  10. Amoxicillin-clavulanic Acid and Trimethoprim/ Sulphamethoxazole Combination Therapy for Actinomycetoma in an Elderly Farmer: A Case Report

    Article • JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, May 2025, JCDR Research and Publications

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  11. T Cells Promote Distinct Transcriptional Programs of Cutaneous Inflammatory Disease in Keratinocytes and Dermal Fibroblasts

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, April 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  12. Borderline Tuberculoid Leprosy

    Article • JEADV Clinical Practice, March 2025, Wiley

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  13. Scrofuloderma in a 27-year-old woman

    Article • Canadian Medical Association Journal, February 2025, Canadian Medical Association (CMA)

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  14. Decoding the Lichenoid Riddle of Red Tattoos

    Article • Indian Dermatology Online Journal, January 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  15. Body Focused Repetitive Behavior at an Unusual Site and in an Unusual Pattern - Symmetrical Trichotillomania

    Article • International Journal of Trichology, January 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  16. Dermoscopy: Solving the diagnostic puzzle in vulvar vestibular papillomatosis

    Article • Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, January 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  17. Stem cell factor‐mediated upregulation of SIRT1 protects melanin‐deprived keratinocytes against UV‐induced DNA damage in individuals with vitiligo

    Article • The FASEB Journal, November 2024, Wiley

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  18. Addressing Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges in a Case of Concurrent Tinea and Plaque Psoriasis

    Article • Case Reports in Dermatology, November 2024, Karger Publishers

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  19. Cutaneous Granulomatous Reaction Secondary to Mesotherapy

    Article • Dermatitis, November 2024, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  20. A Rapid and Scalable Multiplex PCR-Based Next-Generation Amplicon Sequencing Method for Familial Hypercholesterolemia Genetic Screening

    Article • The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, August 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  21. Meta‐analysis reveals a lower ‘UV signature’ in vitiligo skin compared to non‐melanoma skin cancers

    Article • Experimental Dermatology, August 2024, Wiley

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  22. Leprosy

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, August 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  23. T cells promote distinct transcriptional programs of cutaneous inflammatory disease in keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts

    Article • July 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  24. Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A Presenting Feature of Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Article • Cureus, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  25. Trends in Inpatient Dermatology and The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic at A Tertiary Care Facility in Western India

    Article • National Journal of Community Medicine, July 2024, Medsci Publications

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  26. Chloracne

    Article • JAMA Dermatology, June 2024, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  27. A Rapid Point-of-care Fluorescence Imaging Device Helps Prevent Graft Rejection Post Modified Radical Mastectomy

    Article • Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, May 2024, Medknow

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  28. Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia with xanthomas and a recurrent mutation

    Article • Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology, May 2024, Scientific Scholar

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  29. Vitiligo

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, May 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  30. Occurrence of Bullous Pemphigoid in a Longstanding Case of Rheumatoid Arthritis in an Indian Patient: A Rare Association

    Article • Cureus, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  31. Dermoscopic Correlation of an Eccentric Case of Kindler Syndrome

    Article • Cureus, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  32. Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on healthcare workers in a Tertiary Healthcare Center in India: a cross sectional study

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  33. Psychosocial impact of severe autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, November 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  34. Disrupted Cholesterol Biosynthesis and Hair Follicle Stem Cell Impairment in the Onset of Alopecia

    Article • November 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  35. Fractional CO2 laser-induced delivery of topical corticosteroids hastens resolution of localized plaque sarcoidosis

    Article • Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery, July 2023, Scientific Scholar

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  36. Whole-Exome Sequencing of Vitiligo Lesions Indicates Lower Burden of Somatic Variations: Implications in Risk for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, June 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  37. Acral Persistent Papular Mucinosis with Lichenoid Drug Reaction due to Isotretinoin on Background of Dyschromatosis Universalis Hereditaria

    Article • Clinical Dermatology Review, April 2023, Medknow

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  38. Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Healthcare Center in India - A cross sectional study

    Article • February 2023, openRxiv

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  39. A case of incomplete Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome with schizophrenia and global cerebral atrophy

    Article • Industrial Psychiatry Journal, January 2023, Medknow

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  40. Genome‐wide profiling reveals pervasive transcriptional alterations in fibroblasts derived from lesional skin in vitiligo including a reduced potential to proliferate

    Article • Experimental Dermatology, November 2022, Wiley

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  41. Secukinumab significantly reduces inflammation but only mildly improves scaling in four cases of autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis

    Article • Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, September 2022, Wiley

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  42. Quality‐of‐life of people with keloids and its correlation with clinical severity and demographic profiles

    Article • Wound Repair and Regeneration, April 2022, Wiley

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  43. SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough infection following a previous infection in a healthcare worker

    Article • Journal of Infection, March 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  44. Deoxycholic Acid Injection in the Management of Difficult-to-Remove Subcutaneous Lipomas

    Article • Dermatologic Surgery, February 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  45. Nodular secondary syphilis with granulomatous inflammation

    Article • Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, January 2022, Medknow

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  46. Erythema multiforme after Covishield/ ChAdOx1 vaccination

    Article • Dermatologic Therapy, December 2021, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  47. Genetic epidemiology of autoinflammatory disease variants in Indian population from 1029 whole genomes

    Article • Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, December 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  48. Differential regulation of miR‐21‐5p delays wound healing of melanocyte‐deprived vitiligo skin by modulating the expression of tumor‐suppressors PDCD4 and Maspin

    Article • Journal of Cellular Physiology, October 2021, Wiley

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  49. Pharmacogenomic landscape of COVID-19 therapies from Indian population genomes

    Article • Pharmacogenomics, July 2021, Future Medicine

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  50. Integrated analysis of miRNA‐mRNA networks reveals a strong anti‐skin cancer signature in vitiligo epidermis

    Article • Experimental Dermatology, March 2021, Wiley

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  51. Utility of a real-time fluorescence imaging device in guiding antibiotic treatment in superficial skin infections

    Article • Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology, February 2021, Scientific Scholar

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  52. The long noncoding RNA MALAT1 suppresses miR‐211 to confer protection from ultraviolet‐mediated DNA damage in vitiligo epidermis by upregulating sirtuin 1*

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, December 2020, Wiley

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  53. IndiGenomes: a comprehensive resource of genetic variants from over 1000 Indian genomes

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, October 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  54. Rapid handheld screening device to detect skin and soft tissue infections

    Article • February 2020, SPIE

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  55. Lesional skin in vitiligo exhibits delayed in vivo reepithelialization compared to the nonlesional skin

    Article • Wound Repair and Regeneration, February 2020, Wiley

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  56. Intralesional rituximab salvages refractory scalp lesions in a case of pemphigus vulgaris

    Article • Dermatologic Therapy, November 2019, Wiley

    Yugal Sharma, Dr Aayush Gupta

  57. Genomics of rare genetic diseases—experiences from India

    Article • Human Genomics, September 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  58. Improvement in the quality of life of a patient of ectodermal dysplasia with reconstructive surgeries

    Article • Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery, January 2019, Medknow

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  59. Hand eczema in nurses, nursing auxiliaries and cleaners-A cross-sectional study from a tertiary hospital in western India

    Article • Contact Dermatitis, April 2018, Wiley

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  60. Acquired angiokeratomas of the vulva

    Article • Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, January 2018, Medknow

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  61. Correlating impairment of quality of life and severity of melasma: A cross-sectional study of 141 patients

    Article • Indian Journal of Dermatology, January 2018, Medknow

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  62. Giant molluscum contagiosum unmasked probably during an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

    Article • Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, January 2018, Medknow

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  63. Mapping architectural and transcriptional alterations in non-lesional and lesional epidermis in vitiligo

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  64. Association of dermatoses with duration and quantum of alcohol intake: A comparative cross-sectional study

    Article • Indian Journal of Dermatology, January 2017, Medknow

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  65. Four cases of recalcitrant pemphigus vulgaris salvaged with rituximab

    Article • Medical Journal of Dr D Y Patil University, January 2017, Medknow

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  66. Quality of life in vitiligo: Relationship to clinical severity and demographic data

    Article • Pigment International, January 2017, Medknow

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  67. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome as per the NCEP and IDF definitions vis-a-vis severity and duration of psoriasis in a semi-urban Maharashtrian population: A case control study

    Article • Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  68. Lingering immune dysregulation of inflammatory dermatoses, particularly psoriasis, probably drives metabolic syndrome culminating in cardiovascular damage and needs preventive public health guidelines as well as comprehensive management

    Article • Medical Journal of Dr D Y Patil University, January 2016, Medknow

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  69. The use of chalazion clamps to create adequate sustained pressure for slit skin smear

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  70. Measuring severity of acne vulgaris and impairment in quality of life of its patients and aiming for their concomitant reduction facilitates comprehensive management

    Article • Journal of Health Research and Reviews, January 2016, Medknow

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  71. Occupational contact dermatitis caused by dimethylformamide

    Article • Indian Dermatology Online Journal, January 2016, Medknow

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  72. Quality of life in acne vulgaris: Relationship to clinical severity and demographic data

    Article • Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology, January 2016, Scientific Scholar

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  73. Severe recalcitrant psoriasis treated with itolizumab, a novel anti-CD6 monoclonal antibody

    Article • Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology, January 2016, Scientific Scholar

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  74. Some other serendipitous discoveries in dermatology

    Article • Indian Journal of Dermatology, January 2016, Medknow

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  75. Three cases of suspected chloracne in a family from Pune

    Article • Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology, January 2016, Scientific Scholar

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  76. Case Report: Whole exome sequencing helps in accurate molecular diagnosis in siblings with a rare co-occurrence of paternally inherited 22q12 duplication and autosomal recessive non-syndromic ichthyosis.

    Article • F1000Research, July 2015, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Aayush Gupta, Vinod Scaria, Yugal Sharma

  77. Whole‐exome sequencing solves diagnostic dilemma in a rare case of sporadic acrokeratosis verruciformis

    Article • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, January 2015, Wiley

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  78. Cultural adaptation of the Cardiff Acne Disability Index to a hindi speaking population: A pilot study

    Article • Indian Journal of Dermatology, January 2015, Medknow

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  79. Pemphigus foliaceus occurring with adenocarcinoma of prostate

    Article • Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology, January 2015, Medknow

    Dr Meenakshi Wadhokar , Dr Aayush Gupta

  80. "Giant" tuberous xanthomas in a 9-year-old child with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

    Article • Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, January 2015, Medknow

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  81. Ultrastructural Investigations in an Autosomal Recessively Inherited Case of Dyschromatosis Universalis Hereditaria

    Article • Acta Dermato-Venereologica, January 2015, Acta Dermato-Venereologica

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  82. Becker nevus syndrome; probably the first report of concurrent acrally located congenital BN, soft tissue hypertrophy and fused carpal bones

    Article • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, August 2014, Wiley

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  83. An unusual pattern of alopecia areatas

    Article • International Journal of Trichology, January 2014, Medknow

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  84. Human demodex mite: The versatile mite of dermatological importance

    Article • Indian Journal of Dermatology, January 2014, Medknow

    Dr Aayush Gupta

  85. Pediatric tuberous xanthomas

    Article • Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology, January 2014, Medknow

    Dr Aayush Gupta