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  1. Asokan N, Abdul Latheef K. Unilateral generalized hypertrichosis in proteus syndrome. Indian J DermatolVenereolLeprol 2002 Sep-Oct;68(5):308-9. PubMed PMID: 17656984.
  2. Asokan N, Sridevi PK. Inflammatory nevus comedonicus in an infant. Indian J DermatolVenereolLeprol 2008 Nov-Dec;74(6):658-9. PubMed PMID: 19172001.
  3. Asokan N, Prathap P, Ajithkumar K, Ambooken B, Binesh VG, George S. Pattern of skin diseases among patients attending a tertiary care teaching hospital in Kerala. Indian J DermatolVenereolLeprol2009;75:517-8.
  4. Ambooken B, Asokan N. Regularity of recurrence of fixed drug eruption: a pointer to the cause. Indian J Dermatol 2009; 54:188.
  5. Prathap P, Asokan N. Familial koilonychia. Indian J Dermatol. 2010;55:406-7.
  6. Asokan N, Prathap P, Ajithkumar K, Betsy A, Binesh VG. Pattern of psoriasis in a tertiary care teaching hospital in South India. Indian J Dermatol2011;56:118-9.
  7. Asokan N, Praveenlal K, Shaji K S . Evidence informed community health care in developing countries:Is there a role for tertiary care specialists? National Journal of Community Medicine 2011, 2 (3) : 496-7.
  8. Binesh VG, Krishnan J, Asokan N, Ajithkumar K. Systemic sclerosis presenting as lobular panniculitis. Indian Dermatol Online J 2012; 3: 222-4.
  9. Prathap P, Kumar KA, Asokan N, Betsy, Binesh VG. Occupational allergic contact dermatitis: a clinical study in a tertiary care centre in central kerala. Indian J Dermatol 2012; 57: 409-10.
  10. Asokan N, Prathap P, Rejani PP. Severity of Psoriasis Among Adult Males is Associated with Smoking, Not with Alcohol Use. Indian J Dermatol 2014; 59: 237-40.
  11. Asokan N, Binesh VG, Andrews MA, Jayalakshmi PS.  Bullous Lesions, Sweat Gland Necrosis and Rhabdomyolysis in Alcoholic Coma. Indian J Dermatol 2014; 59: 632.
  12. Asokan N, Prathap P, Rejani P. Authors' reply. Indian J Dermatol 2014;59: 516-7.
  13. Asokan N. Whither venereology training in India? Indian J Sex Transm Dis 2014;35:164-5.
  14. George S, Devi K, Asokan N, Narayanan B. Toxic epidermal necrolysis secondary to timolol, ketorolac, and moxifloxacineyedrops. Muller J Med Sci Res 2014; 5: 200-1.
  15. PriyaPrathap, Asokan N, Manjula V D - A Case Control Study to Determine the Association of Psoriasis with Metabolic Syndrome in a Tertiary Care Centre. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications 2014; 4, Issue 5. ISSN 2250-3153.
  16. Andrews MA, Shaji KS, Asokan N, PraveenlalK.Health Problems of the elderly: Cross sectional study in a rural population in Kerala. Kerala Medical Journal 2015; 4: 16-9.
  17. PriyaPrathap,   Elsy MI, Ajitha KN, AjithKumar,Sandhya George.   Clinical Profile of Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions in a Tertiary Care Centre.   IRA-International Journal of Applied Sciences 2016;3(3):424-30.
  18. Binesh   VG,   Betsy   Ambooken,   Asokan   N,   Ajithkumar   K,   George   Sandhya,      Prathap   Priya, Libu   GK. A Clinical Appraisal of Endogenous and Exogenous       Factors of Acne Vulgaris in Adolescents and Adults from a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Central Kerala.   Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development 2016; 7(3):55-59.
  19. Khader A, Ambooken B, Muhammed K, Binitha MP, Sureshan DN, Manakkad SP. Pyodermatitis-pyostomatitisVegetans with Penile Ulceration Complicated by Acute Glomerulonephritis. Indian J Dermatol. 2016 Mar-Apr;61(2):239.
  20. Asokan N, Shaji KS. Methods to enhance capacity of medical teachers for   research publications. Indian J Public Health. 2016; 60(2):154-8.
  21. Vettuparambil A, Asokan N, Narayanan B. Psoriasis can markedly impair the quality of life of patients irrespective of severity: Results of a hospital-based cross-sectional study. Muller J Med Sci Res 2016;7: 111-4.
  22. Vijayakumaran N, Asokan N, Krishnan J, Narayanan B. Clinical and radiological findings in psoriatic arthritis: A hospital-based cross-sectional study. Muller J Med Sci Res 2016; 7: 91-5.
  23. Sarin A,   Ummar SA,    Ambooken B,    Gawai SR.    Dermatitis artefacta presenting with localized alopecia of right eyebrow and scalp. Int J Trichol 2016; 8: 26-8.
  24. Devi K, George S, Narayanan B. A study of severe cutaneous reaction to drugs with special reference to treatment outcome. Indian J DermatolVenereolLeprol. 2016; 82: 239.
  25. Binesh VG, Sarin A, Ambooken B, Suprakasan S, Rakesh TP. A clinicoepidemiological study of sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men from a tertiary care centre in South India. Int J Res Dermatol 2017;3:xxx-xx.
  26. Nair AS, Kurien G, Binesh VG. A study of pregnancy specific dermatoses and their effect on the outcome of pregnancy. Int J Res Dermatol2017;3:182-6.
  27. Sarin A, Binesh VG, Ambooken B, Suprakasan S. Clinico-epidemiological profile of condylomataacuminata with special emphasis on HPV typing. Int J Res Dermatol 2017;3:xxx-xx.
  28. Gawai SR,   Binesh VG,   Betsy A,   Jisha KT.   An   unusual   initial   manifestation   of   acute myeloid leukemia. Int J STD AIDS.   2017;28(4):418-20.
  29. Ambooken B, Abdulsalam S, Asokan N, Abraham A. Allergic contact stomatitis   caused by neem leaves (Azadirachtaindica). Contact Dermatitis. 2017   Jun; 76(6):376-78.
  30. Poornimambaa M, Puthussery PV, George S, Narayanan B, Asokan N, Prathap P.    Segmental neurofibromatosis: An unusual association with ocular, skeletal, and   cerebral anomalies. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2017 Jan-Feb;8(1):65-67.
  31. Varma R, Prathap P. Keratoacanthoma in XerodermaPigmentosum: An Entity Beyond Guess.J Genet Syndr Gene Ther.2017; 8: 318-19.
  32. Poornimambaa M, Asokan N, Augustine J. Utility of Direct Immunofluorescence in the Diagnosis of Small Vessel Vasculitis of the Skin: A Cross-Sectional Study.IndianDermatol Online J. 2017;8(6):515-17.
  33. Ambooken B, George S, Azeez N, Asokan N, Xavier TD. Adverse Drug Reactions Necessitating Modification of Multi Drug Therapy in Hansen's disease: A Retrospective Study from Kerala, India. Lepr Rev 2017; 88, 197–207.
  34. Asokan N, Binesh VG. Cutaneous problems in elderly diabetics: A population-based comparative cross-sectional survey. Indian J DermatolVenereolLeprol 2017;83: 205-211.
  35. Thomas MG, Betsy A. Linear Lichen Planus: Continuum From Skin to Mucosa. J Cutan Med Surg 2018;22(2):232-33.
  36. Devi K. The association of HLA B*15: 02 allele and Stevens-Johnson syndrome/ toxic epidermal necrolysis induced by aromatic anticonvulsant drugs in a South Indian population. Int J Dermatol 2018.57; 70 – 3.
  37. Ambooken B, Asokan N, Jisha KT, Ninan L. Syphilis cornee mimicking lichen planus clinically and histologically. Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS. 2018 Jul-Dec;39:130-132.
  38. Ambooken B, Kesavan A, Neelakandan A, Mathew A. Pseudodidymosis: nevus psiloliparus with aplasia cutis congenita, an initial manifestation of Haberland syndrome. Int J Dermatol. 2018 Dec;57(12):e160-e162. doi: 10.1111/ijd.14228. Epub 2018 Sep 20. PubMed PMID: 30238439.
  39. Prathap P, Neelakandan A, Sankaran J, Kumar A. Lymphomatous Variant of Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma. Indian J Dermatol. 2019 Mar-Apr;64(2):162-163. doi: 10.4103/ijd.IJD_586_16. PubMed PMID: 30983618; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6440192.
  40. Ambooken B, Asokan N, Philip P, Jisha KT. Bowenoid papulosis unveiling a rare cause of immunosuppression. Int J STD AIDS. 2019 Apr;30(5):522-525. doi: 10.1177/0956462418813057. Epub 2019 Feb 4. PubMed PMID: 30999833.
  41. Kv A, Prathap P, Asokan N. Drug adherence in patients with autoimmune vesiculobullous disorders - a cross sectional study. Int J Dermatol. 2019 Sep 13. doi: 10.1111/ijd.14647. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31515800.
  42. Azeez N, Asokan N. Association of lichen planus with dyslipidemia: A comparative, cross-sectional study. Clinical Dermatology Review. 2019 January; 03(01):68.
  43. Devi K, Renu V, Asokan N, AmbookenB.Childhood Leprosy in the Light of Global Leprosy Strategy 2016-2020.Indian Journal of Leprosy.2019 Mar;91[1]:1-6.
  44. Shana B, Ambooken B, Asokan N. Cytodiagnosis in dermatology. J Skin Sex Transm Dis 2019;1(2):112-6.
  45. Sunil G, Chirukandath R, PratapP, Krishnan S, Vinodh M. Unusual case of subcutaneous nodules with endobronchial lesions in a patient with retroviral infection: disseminated cutaneous lymphoma: Case report. Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare. 2019;6:1819-21. 10.18410/jebmh/2019/370.
  46. Rejitha K, Girija K, Vimalraj A, Asokan N. Clinico-Mycological Study of dermatophytosis in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences. 2020 January; 9(04):195-199.
  47. Ambooken B, Asokan N, Binesh V, Jisha K, Venugopal R. Localized basaloid follicular hamartoma: A case report. J Skin Sex Transm Dis. 2020; 2(2):119-21.
  48. Natarajan B, Prathap P, Asokan N, Balakrishnan S. Lipoid proteinosis – An erratic disease with an archetypal presentation. J Skin Sex Transm Dis. 2020; 2(1):56-8.
  49. Rengasamy M, Shenoy MM, Dogra S, Asokan N, Khurana A, Poojary S, Jayaraman J, Valia AR, Sardana K, Kolalapudi S, Marfatia Y, Rao PN, Bhat RM, Kura M, Pandhi D, Barua S, Kaushal V. Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists (IADVL) Task Force against Recalcitrant Tinea (ITART) Consensus on the Management of Glabrous Tinea (INTACT). Indian Dermatol Online J. 2020 Jul-Aug;11(4):502-519. doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_233_20. eCollection 2020 Jul-Aug. PubMed PMID: 32832435; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7413465.
  50. Ambooken B, Asokan N, Jithendran S, Ashique KT. Wolf isotopic nonresponse: sunburn sparing Woronoff ring in healed psoriatic lesions. ClinExpDermatol. 2020 Dec 17. doi: 10.1111/ced.14538. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33332629.
  51. Sunil G, Devi K, Ambooken B, Asokan N. Effect of chronicity and treatment on in vivo morphology and density of dermatophytes. Indian J DermatolVenereolLeprol. 2020 Nov-Dec;86(6):736-738. doi: 10.4103/ijdvl.IJDVL_155_20. PubMed PMID: 33037160.
  52. Rahman N, Asokan N, Ambooken B. Leprosy presenting as eczema. J Skin Sex Transm Dis, doi: 10.25259/JSSTD_58_2020
  53. Narayanan B, Dhanya OT, Asokan N. Fine-needle aspiration cytology – A novel diagnostic technique in pemphigus. J Skin Sex Transm Dis, doi: 10.25259/JSSTD_59_2020.
  54. Ambooken B, Deepthi P, Mathew A, Asokan N. Tripe palms with acanthosis nigricans: Unusual cutaneous markers of poorly differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma. J Skin Sex Transm Dis doi: 10.25259/JSSTD_62_2020
  55. Dominic S, Asokan N, Nandakumar G, George B. Comparison between fine-needle aspiration cytology and histopathology in leprosy: A cross-sectional study. J Skin Sex Transm Dis, doi: 10.25259/ JSSTD_23_2021.
  56. Ajithkumar K, Johny S, Salim P, Asokan N. Rituximab in pemphigus vulgaris - Standard operating procedure. J Skin Sex Transm Dis, doi: 10.25259/JSSTD_66_2020.
  57. Jithendran S, Ambooken B, Ajithkumar K, Asokan N. Keep in touch; Improve the Outcome of Patients during COVID-19 pandemic. Indian J Dermatol2021;66:324-5.
  58. Neena V, Asokan N, Jose R, Sarin A. Prevalence of eczema among older persons: A population-based cross-sectional study. Indian J DermatolVenereolLeprol. 2021 Aug 1:1-5. doi: 10.25259/IJDVL_990_19. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34491677.
  59. Venugopal R, Binesh V G, Puthussery PV, George S, Asokan N. Comparison of high resolution ultrasonography with clinical examination in the assessment of peripheral nerve involvement in leprosy. Indian Dermatol Online J 2021;12: 536-40.
  60. Mohan AJ, Ajithkumar K, Ambooken B, Asokan N. Superficial variant of pyoderma gangrenosum successfully treated with lower dose clofazimine. Accepted for publication in Indian Dermatol Online J.
  61. Simi SM, Martin AM, Ajithkumar K, Asokan N. Facilitating the practice of dermatology in Kerala – Recommendations by an expert panel of Kerala State Branch of The Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists, and Leprologists. J Skin Sex Transm Dis, doi: 10.25259/JSSTD_44_2021
  62. Rahima S, Santhosh P, Ajithkumar K, Asokan N. How to improve dermatology teaching and learning at the postgraduate level: Recommendations by a faculty panel of Kerala state branch of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists. J Skin Sex Transm Dis, doi: 10.25259/JSSTD_40_2021
  63. Vivek S, Vineetha M, Ajithkumar K, Asokan N. How to improve dermatology teaching and learning at the undergraduate level? Recommendations by a faculty panel of Kerala state Branch of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists, and Leprologists. J Skin Sex Transm Dis, doi: 10.25259/JSSTD_45_2021
  64. Johny S, Balakrishnan S, Ajithkumar K, Asokan N. Solitary nevus lipomatosussuperficialis. J Skin Sex Transm Dis, doi: 10.25259/JSSTD_48_2021
  65. Asokan N. Postgraduate curriculum in dermatology: Expectations, reality, and the way forward. Indian Dermatol Online J 2021;12: 912-5.
  66. SonaliGawai, Asokan N, Narayanan B. Association of pityriasis alba with atopic dermatitis: a cross sectional study. Accepted for publication in Indian J Dermatol.
  67. Jeevanandham P, Asokan N, Ambooken B. Is Western Ghats an endemic region for cutaneous leishmaniasis? Accepted for publication in Indian J Dermatol.
  68. Shenoy MM, Madhu R, Dogra S, Kaur T, Neelakandhan A, Sarveswari KN, Poojary S, Arora D, Patil S, Das A, Srivastava A, Katakam BK, Mahajan V. A multicentric clinical and epidemiological study of chronic and recurrent dermatophytosis in India. Mycoses. 2021 Aug 11. doi: 10.1111/myc.13360. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34378240.
  69. Asokan N. Non-teaching institutions – But surely not non-academic. J Skin Sex Transm Dis, doi: 10.25259/JSSTD_70_2021
  70. Varma R, Devi K, Asokan N. A cross-sectional analysis on hand eczema: Severity and quality of life. Indian Dermatol Online J 2021;12:952-3.
  71. ThacharambanMansoorali, Abdulsalam Sarin. Results  of patch tests (using Indian standard battery of allergens) in cement workers with clinically diagnosed allergic contact dermatitis to cement : A cross sectional study. J Skin Sex Transm Dis. doi:10.25259/ JSSTD_60_2021

 

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