Morning Rounds · Dermatology Series
Dermatology
A Guide to the Morning Rounds Series
A Guide to the Morning Rounds Series
Seven high-yield quizzes · NEET-PG and INI-CET · +4 / −1 scoring
Dermatology carries a modest but reliable weight in NEET-PG and INI-CET — typically 8–10 marks out of 200. Those marks are worth protecting. The subject rewards candidates who understand a small number of mechanisms deeply rather than those who memorise long lists of eponyms in isolation.
This series of seven Morning Rounds covers the core of what the exam actually tests: the immunology behind blistering disorders, the nerve anatomy of leprosy, the split-level logic that runs from SSSS through pemphigus foliaceus to TEN, the Wood lamp and its fluorescence patterns, the drug-pigment associations that appear year after year. Each round is five cases, +4/−1 NEET-PG scoring, with a full debrief after every answer.
The rounds can be taken in any order, but the sequence below reflects a natural progression — from basic disease mechanisms outward to diagnostics and drug reactions.
The Seven Rounds
Round 01 · Dermatology
Vesiculobullous Disorders
The immunology and split-level pathology of blistering skin disease. Covers pemphigus vulgaris (suprabasal split, desmoglein 3, chicken-wire DIF), bullous pemphigoid (subepidermal, BP180/BP230, linear DIF), dermatitis herpetiformis (granular IgA, coeliac disease, dapsone), pemphigus foliaceus and the desmoglein compensation theory, and the SSSS vs TEN distinction including the frozen section triage test.
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Round 02 · Dermatology
Papulosquamous Diseases & Eczemas
The five most examined papulosquamous and eczematous conditions. Psoriasis with Auspitz sign and nail changes; lichen planus with the 4 Ps, Wickham striae, and oral premalignant risk; pityriasis rosea with the herald patch and the secondary syphilis trap; atopic dermatitis with age-based distribution and filaggrin; and allergic vs irritant contact dermatitis including Parthenium and bindi dermatitis.
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Round 03 · Dermatology
Leprosy — Hansen’s Disease
Classification, immunology, nerve involvement, reactions, and treatment. The Ridley-Jopling spectrum and WHO operational classification; lepromin test components and what each means; the order of nerve involvement with deformity patterns; Type 1 vs Type 2 lepra reactions including their hypersensitivity types and treatment; and the MB-MDT regimen with a note on elimination vs eradication in the context of India’s NLEP.
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Round 04 · Dermatology
Infectious Dermatoses
Bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic skin infections. Scabies with the burrow and Norwegian variant; tinea versicolor with the KOH spaghetti-and-meatballs finding and Wood lamp; bullous vs non-bullous impetigo including the PSGN vs rheumatic fever distinction; herpes zoster with Ramsay Hunt syndrome and Hutchinson sign; and tinea capitis with ectothrix vs endothrix, Wood lamp fluorescence, and the kerion vs favus distinction.
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Round 05 · Dermatology
Pigmentary Disorders
Hypo- and hyperpigmentation across the clinical spectrum. Vitiligo with autoimmune melanocyte destruction, leukotrichia as a prognostic sign, and NB-UVB; albinism with present-but-non-functional melanocytes and SCC risk; melasma with Wood lamp differentiation of epidermal vs dermal types and the Kligman formula; freckles vs lentigines including lentigo maligna; and café-au-lait spots with NF-1, Lisch nodules, and the coast-of-California vs coast-of-Maine border distinction.
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Round 06 · Dermatology
Histopathology & Diagnostic Tests
The investigative toolkit of clinical dermatology. Tzanck smear with multinucleate giant cells and the conditions that give a positive result; patch test as the gold standard for allergic contact dermatitis and its distinction from prick testing; Wood lamp fluorescence patterns including the coral-red of erythrasma; dermoscopy fundamentals including melanoma features, BCC, seborrhoeic keratosis, and the jet-with-contrail sign of scabies; and PAS stain vs KOH mount for fungal identification, with a full stain summary.
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Round 07 · Dermatology
Drug Reactions & Cutaneous Side Effects
Drug-induced skin disease, which crosses Dermatology, Pharmacology, and Medicine papers simultaneously. Fixed drug eruption with its pathognomonic site recurrence and cotrimoxazole as the leading cause; DRESS syndrome with its 2–8 week latency, eosinophilia, and aromatic AED cross-reactivity; SJS vs TEN including allopurinol, HLA-B*58:01, and the SCORTEN mortality score; phototoxic vs photoallergic reactions with amiodarone and doxycycline as teaching cases; and drug-induced pigmentation including bleomycin flagellate streaks and a consolidated pigmentation table.
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Topics not covered in this series
This series is indicative, not comprehensive. Areas of Dermatology that fall outside these seven rounds include acne vulgaris and rosacea, urticaria and angioedema, skin tumours (BCC, SCC, melanoma), nail disorders, and the cutaneous manifestations of sexually transmitted infections. These may form part of future Morning Rounds in the Medicine or Surgery series, where clinical overlap is more naturally handled.
A note for doctor-examinees
If you are preparing for NEET-PG or INI-CET and have worked through these rounds, your honest assessment of difficulty, clinical accuracy, and usefulness would be genuinely valuable. Every question in this series has been written and calibrated for the postgraduate entrance examination level — not superspeciality depth, not undergraduate breadth. If something feels off-pitch in either direction, that feedback matters. The contact page is always open.
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