¹Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology Venereology and Leprosy, Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Melmaruvathur, Tamilnadu- 603319, INDIA.

²Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-603103. INDIA.

Email: suganthikandaswamy@gmail.com

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