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Publication Challenges in Diagnosis and Management of Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reaction(Society of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists of Nepal (SODVELON), 2020) Pradhan, ManishAbstract: Adverse drug reactions commonly involve the skin and represent a significant proportion of all drug‐induced illnesses. Most of the times, adverse cutaneous reactions are not severe and only a few are fatal. Real incidence of cutaneous adverse drug reaction is not known. Due to rampant and multiple drug use, there is difficulty finding the culprit drug, so diagnosis of adverse drug reaction and management becomes difficult. Keywords: Drug Eruptions, Drug Interactions, PolypharmacyPublication Dyslipidemia and Thyroid Dysfunction Associated with Psoriasis(Nepal Health Research Council, 2022) Rizal, Shikha; Joshi, Bishal Raj; Jha, Sanjay Kumar; Pradhan, Manish; Regmi, SunilAbstract Background: Psoriasis is a T-cell mediated inflammatory skin disorder which causes considerable psychosocial disability resulting in major impact on patient’s quality of life. The dominant response of Th1 cells and the high expression of related inflammatory factors appears in both psoriasis and thyroid dysfunction. Psoriasis can lead to increased risk of incidence of cardiovascular events for which dyslipidemia is an important risk factor. This study aims to evaluate thyroid function and lipid profile and its association in patients with psoriasis. Methods: This was a prospective case-control study conducted at the Department of Biochemistry, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital from November 2021 to October 2022. Seventy six clinically diagnosed psoriatic patients were taken as case and eighty non-psoriatic patients coming for other skin lesions were included in the study as control. Thyroid function test (serum free T3, T4, TSH) and lipid profile (total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein, high density lipoprotein and triglyceride) were done. Results: Hypothyroidism was most common thyroid abnormalities in our study population which was 13.15% (n=10). The lipid profile parameters were significantly higher in the psoriatic patients than in the controls (p<0.001). The odds of psoriatic patient having thyroid dysfunction was 2.8 times higher compared to other non-psoriatic patients and the odds of psoriatic patient having dyslipidemia was 8.7 times higher compared to other non-psoriatic patients. Conclusions: It is thus useful to assess thyroid function test and lipid profile in patients with psoriasis considering their role in etiopathogenesis and co-morbidity of psoriasis. Keywords: Co-morbidity; dyslipidemia; thyroid dysfunctionPublication Dyslipidemia in Patients with Xanthelasma Palpebrarum Visiting the Department of Dermatology of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study(Nepal Medical Association, 2022) Rai, Anjan; Karki, Sunita; Sah, Shree Prasad; Kamat, Laxmi Narayan; Pradhan, ManishAbstract Introduction: Xanthelasma palpebrarum refers to lipid deposition that occurs on eyelids and inner canthi. It is an important cutaneous manifestation of hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease. Few studies have been done in Nepal regarding lipid abnormality in xanthelasma patients. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of dyslipidemia among patients with xanthelasma palpebrarum visiting the Department of Dermatology of a tertiary care centre. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among 80 patients from January, 2021 to February, 2022 in the Department of Dermatology of a tertiary care centre. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 60512021). Convenience sampling was used. Lipid profile analysis was done among patients with clinical diagnosis of xanthelasma palpabrarum. Data was collected using Microsoft Excel for Mac version 16.16.27 and analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 22.0. Point estimate at 90% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data. Results: Out of 80 patients with xanthelasma palpebrarum, the prevalence of dyslipidemia was 64 (80.00%) (74-86 at 90% Confidence Interval). Among them, 29 (45.31%) were males and 35 (54.69%) were females. Conclusions: In our study, the prevalence of dyslipidemia among patients with xanthelasma palpebrarum was found to be higher than in similar studies conducted in similar settings.