Lucio's phenomenon. Case study of an exceptional response to treatment exclusively with multibacillary multidrug therapy.

abstract：:This paper reports the case of a 57-year-old, previously healthy male with no systemic symptoms who over a short period of time developed multiple wart-like lesions on his trunk, limbs and face, typical lesions of acanthosis nigricans in the major body folds and tripe palms. Diagnostic tests revealed a metastatic gast...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Brinca A,Cardoso JC,Brites MM,Tellechea O,Figueiredo A

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infections are frequent in HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infected patients. In those cases, genital herpes may have an atypical clinical presentation. Hypertrophic and vegetating variants are unusual. The authors describe a case of hypertrophic perianal herpes in an HIV patient...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Lestre SI,João A,Carvalho C,Serrão VV

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the context of declining leprosy endemicity worldwide, keeping the interest in knowledge and expertise in leprosy alive has been a matter of concern. Approaching the problem only in primary care, without the proper integration with other levels of care in the health system fails to account for the complexity of the...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Alves CR,Ribeiro MM,Melo EM,Araújo MG

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythema elevatum diutinum is a small vessel vasculitis which is benign, rare, and chronic. It is clinically characterized by violaceous, brown, or yellowish plaques, nodules, and papules. It has been associated with autoimmune, infectious, and neoplastic processes. The following case describes a patient with hepatiti...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Hirayama SA,Pinheiro CAT,Guarenti IM,Oliveira DS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitiligo is a chronic disease characterized by the appearance of achromic macules caused by melanocyte destruction. Surgical treatments with melanocyte transplantation can be used for stable vitiligo cases. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate treatment response to the autologous transplantation of noncultured epidermal ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Ramos MG,Ramos DG,Ramos CG

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse plane normolipemic xanthomatosis (DPNX) is a rare, non-inherited disease that is often associated with systemic diseases, mainly malignant hematological (especially multiple myeloma) or lymph proliferative disorders. The DPNX can precede the appearance of such conditions by several years, so careful follow-up ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Rosmaninho A,Fernandes I,Guimas A,Amorim I,Selores M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lichen planus is a chronic inflammatory mucocutaneous disease. Recent studies have suggested that it is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular comorbidities. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to assess and compare arterial stiffness and cardiovascular hemodynamics in patients with lichen ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Baykal Selcuk L,Sahin M,Arıca DA,Orem A,Karaca Ural Z,Yaylı S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylisothiazolinone (MI) is a preservative found in cosmetic and industrial products. Contact dermatitis caused by either methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone (MCI/MI or Kathon CG) or MI has shown increasing frequency. The latter is preferably detected through epicutaneous testing with aqueous MI 2000 p...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Scherrer MA,Rocha VB,Andrade AR

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin metastases from colorectal carcinoma are rare and signal advanced disease. We present a case of an 80-year-old male with a large skin metastatic focus in the lower abdomen, a year after resection of a colonic adenocarcinoma. The patient had already finished receiving his first cycle of chemotherapy shortly before...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Nesseris I,Tsamakis C,Gregoriou S,Ditsos I,Christofidou E,Rigopoulos D

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tzanck smears can be used for the diagnosis of cutaneous infections, autoimmune disorders and cutaneous tumors. To exemplify its use, we report a case of a female patient with pemphigus vulgaris whose diagnosis was confirmed by positive direct immunofluorescence and conventional cytology using smears obtained by scrap...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Brito MM,Tarquínio DC,Arruda D,Costa RS,Roselino AM

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report is about a 48-year-old female patient with systemic amyloidosis and multiple myeloma simultaneously. Amyloid cutaneous infiltrative lesions like papules, nodules, or plaques with a serous-hemorrhagic aspect were found in the eyelids, neck and retroauricular region, among others. She had presented inte...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Oliveira EV,Pozetti AC,Pozetti EM,Antonio JR,Michalany NS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topical use of immune response modifiers, such as imiquimod, has increased in dermatology. Although its topical use is well tolerated, it may be associated with exacerbations of generalized cutaneous inflammatory diseases, possibly through the systemic circulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines. This report describes a...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Leite OG,Tagliolatto S,Souza EM,Cintra ML

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous metastases are rare. They usually present as nodules or tumors. Diagnosis is based on histopathological examination and prognosis is unfavorable. This report describes the case of a female patient, 72 years old, with surgically treated gastric antrum adenocarcinoma. Pathology showed poorly differentiated ade...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Souza BDS,Bonamigo RR,Viapiana GL,Cartell A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 37-year-old man complained of a refractory posterior malleolar ulceration on his left ankle. He was diagnosed with Werner syndrome according to the progeroid clinical features and genetic testing. To approach the ulceration, a free flow-through right anterolateral thigh perforator flap with anterolateral thigh cutan...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： He J,Wu P,Pan D,Tang J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background::The incidence of skin cancer has increased worldwide, particularly melanoma rates, which had a mean development of 2.6 % a year in the last 10 years. The agreement on the relation between long-term or chronic exposure to the sun and the emergence of these neoplasias has made several workers who perform acti...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Cardoso FAMES,Mesquita GV,Campelo V,Martins MDCCE,Almeida CAPL,Rabelo RS,Rocha AEA,Santos JLOD

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wolf's isotopic response designates the appearance of two subsequent unrelated dermatoses in the same anatomic location. We report the case of a 51-year-old man with a medical history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia without known extra-hematopoietic involvement. The patient developed a disseminated papulo-vesiculous e...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Brasileiro A,Lencastre A,João A,Fidalgo A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowledge of the relationship between specific geographical differences and histopathology of the American cutaneous leishmaniasis is limited because host-parasite interactions in space and time are complex. OBJECTIVE:To describe the geographic analysis of the histopathological pattern of localized American...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Souza LW,Souza SV,Botelho AC

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of new cases of emerging fungal infections has increased considerably in recent years, mainly due to the large number of immunocompromised individuals. The objective of this study was to evaluate the susceptibility of emerging fungi to fluconazole, itraconazole and amphotericin B by disk diffusion method. I...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Fay VDS,Rodrigues DMG,Gonçalves SMB,Gregianini TS,Bonamigo RR

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bullous pemphigoid is a blistering autoimmune disease characterized by two hemidesmosomal proteins (anti-BP180 and 230). Pemphigus, by contrast, is characterized by two autoantibodies (anti-desmoglein 1 and 3). Coexistence of autoantibodies of bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus in a patient is rare. A 25-year-old male p...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Ding S,Deng Q,Xiang Y,Chen J,Huang J,Lu J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dysplastic nevi are among the most important cutaneous melanoma simulators. They are important risk markers for this neoplasia and can be its potential precursors. Some authors found a statistically significant relationship between the degree of dysplasia and the risk for developing melanoma. However, reprod...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Nobre AB,Piñeiro-Maceira J,Luiz RR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oculocutaneous albinism is an autosomal recessive disease caused by the complete absence or decrease of melanin biosynthesis in melanocytes. Due to the reduction or absence of melanin, albinos are highly susceptible to the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation and are at increased risk of actinic damage and skin ca...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Marçon CR,Maia M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among psychiatric dermatoses, the psychogenic excoriation is characterized by patient's confession to provoking the lesions, without presenting any dermatological underlying pathology. This topic has been rarely approached in the literature, focusing on the diversity of psychological diagnoses. Epidemiological data in...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Alves CJ,Martelli AC,Prado RB,Fonseca Mda S

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Female pattern hair loss (FPHL) is a common complaint in adult women and inflicts major impact in quality of life, however, there is no specific questionnaire available in Portuguese for such evaluation. OBJECTIVES:Translation into Brazilian Portuguese, cultural adaptation and validation of the WAA-QoL (Wom...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Shimizu GKM,Wedy GF,Schaefer LV,Ramos PM,Miot HA

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus in a linear configuration is rare, particularly in children, demonstrating similar incidence in both genders, no photo-sensitivity and lower probability of progression to systemic disease. We describe the case of a 9-year-old girl who presented erythematous papules with central at...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Marinho AK,Ramos TB,Barbosa DM,Kozmhinsky V,Takano DM,Figueira MM

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulomatous pigmented purpuric dermatosis clinically manifests as hyperpigmented maculae and petechiae, predominantly on the lower extremities. Histopathologically, it is characterized by a lymphocytic infiltrate in the upper dermis, extravasated erythrocytes, and hemosiderin deposits. There is an infrequent variant...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Carvajal D,Quiroz C,Morales C,Fernández J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:POEMS syndrome is a unique clinical entity, the diagnosis of which is made when polyneuropathy and monoclonal gammopathy occur together, associated with other changes such as organomegaly, endocrinopathy, skin changes and papilledema. Cutaneous manifestations are heterogeneous, with diffuse cutaneous hyperpigmentation...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Santos G,Lestre S,João A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atopic dermatitis is a common inflammatory skin disease. New understanding in disease pathogenesis has led to a considerable number of promising new drugs in development. New topical agents can be especially helpful for children, providing an alternative to the need for chronic topical corticosteroid use. While many p...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Hajar T,Hanifin JM,Gontijo JRV

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poroid neoplasms are benign epithelial proliferations with eccrine sweat gland differentiation. They are a challenging diagnosis because of the clinical heterogeneity, being able to mimic several malignant neoplasms. They are classified into classic poroma, hidroacanthoma simplex, dermal duct tumor and poroid hidraden...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Saraiva MIR,Ferreira PS,Avancini J,Valente NYS

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitiligo is a dermatosis of difficult treatment and significant psychosocial impact. The objective of this study was to evaluate the response to tacrolimus 0,1% ointment for vitiligo treatment. Ten patients took part in the present study: six patients with lesions on the cephalic and cervical regions had more than 75%...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Tamler C,Duque-Estrada B,Oliveira PA,Avelleira JC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Telemedicine refers to the use of technology as improvement of healthcare delivery to places where distance becomes an obstacle. Its use represents a great potential for dermatology, a specialty whose visual analysis phase is essential in diagnosis. OBJECTIVES:To analyze the compatibility index of skin canc...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Piccoli MF,Amorim BD,Wagner HM,Nunes DH

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00