Puneet Bhargava Author

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A study of biophysical profile of skin of inguinal skin - An implication for health and disease

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Puneet Bhargava

Inguinal skin is prone to various infectious dermatological conditions like – erythrasma, intertrigo, hidradinitis suppurativa, folliculitis, dermatophytic infection and various sexually transmitted diseases.

This study attempts to compare the biophysical profile parameters of the genital skin taking skin of the upper back as control, so as to find out, if there is a difference in BPPs in inguinal skin and rest of the body and that how the change in the BPPs, bring about change in microbiome and make inguinal skin more prone to infections.

We did a hospital based comparative study conducted over 976 patients (600 males and 376 females) , Age distribution (18-65years), where BPP parameters- Hydration, skin pH, TEWL, and sebum content were measured over skin of u... view more»

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