Comparative scanning electron microscopy of bullous diseases.

abstract：:Lobomycosis or lacaziosis is a chronic granulomatous fungal infection caused by Lacazia loboi. Most cases are restricted to tropical regions. Transmission is believed to occur through traumatic inoculation in the skin, mainly in exposed areas. It is characterized by keloid-like nodules. There are only a few hundred ca...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Araújo MG,Cirilo NS,Santos SNMBD,Aguilar CR,Guedes ACM

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diseases caused by melanized fungi include mycetoma, chromoblastomycosis and phaeohyphomycosis. This broad clinical spectrum depends on the dynamic interactions between etiologic agent and host. The immune status of the host influences on the development of the disease, as, an exemple. phaeohyphomicosis is m...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Ogawa MM,Mariano M,Silva MRR,Enokihara MMSES,Michalany NS,Nishikaku AS,Silvestre AM,Tomimori J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evolution and cost of three types of compression therapy (single layer, multilayer and Unna boot) in patients with venous ulceration were compared. The evaluation lasted two months and used photographic records and instrument based on pressure ulcer scale for healing (PUSH). Treatment with monolayer compression therap...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Pereira BE,Sousa AT,França JR,Soares MJ

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichilemmal carcinoma is a rare adnexal neoplasia with histologic features reminiscent of the outer root sheath of hair follicles. The clinical presentation of trichilemmal carcinoma is variable, as it may mimic basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas, thus requiring histologic diagnosis. We report the cas...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Maya-Rico AM,Jaramillo-Pulgarín C,Londoño-García Á,Peña-Zúñiga B

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dermoscopy is a noninvasive complementary diagnostic method largely used in dermatology. Feasibility, accuracy, and reproducibility are key elements for a diagnostic method to be useful, hence the importance of the terminology used to describe dermoscopic criteria. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the reproducibility ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Barcaui CB,Bakos RM,Paschoal FMC,Bittencourt FV,Gadens GA,Hirata S,Nascimento MM,Sá BCS,Maceira JP

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous mycoses are among the most common infections in humans and have become an important public health issue because they cause invasive infections in immunocompromised patients. During the infectious process, dermatophyte-host interactions trigger specific metabolic adaptations that allow the pathogen to adhere ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Peres NT,Maranhão FC,Rossi A,Martinez-Rossi NM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the ABCD rule is used to guide physicians, health care professionals and patients to recognize the main characteristics of suspicious skin lesions for melanoma. In Brazil there are no studies to validate the use of the ABCD rule by patients after instructions given by dermatologists. OBJECTIVES:to evaluate ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Müller KR,Bonamigo RR,Crestani TA,Chiaradia G,Rey MC

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：:Psoriasis is a chronic disease, characterized by erythematous scaly lesions, presented in eight different forms: plaques, guttate, pustular, erythrodermic, inverse, nail and scalp psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis. Its development depends on genetic factors, external stimulus and immune response alteration.1 Proinfla...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Bressan AL,Pereira D,Medeiros PM,Carneiro S,Azulay-Abulafia L

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipschütz Ulcer, or ulcus vulvae acutum, is a rare and probably underdiagnosed entity that usually presents as an acute painful vulvar ulcer in young women. The etiology is unknown, although recent reports have associated it with the Epstein-Barr virus. The diagnosis is made by exclusion after ruling out sexually tran...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Brinca A,Canelas MM,Carvalho MJ,Vieira R,Figueiredo A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study, cases with suspected urethral condylomata acuminata were examined by dermoscopy, in order to explore an effective method for clinical. OBJECTIVE:To study the application of dermoscopy image analysis technique in clinical diagnosis of urethral condylomata acuminata. METHODS:A total of 220 sus...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Zhang Y,Jiang S,Lin H,Guo X,Zou X

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Lichen planus is considered to be the most common dermatological disease involving the oral mucosa. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the profile, clinical features, and the presence of dysplasia and candidiasis in patients with oral lichen planus. METHODS:A total of 21 patients were selected from 258 patients at r...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Werneck JT,Costa Tde O,Stibich CA,Leite CA,Dias EP,Silva Junior A

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although no scientific evidence has yet been published, it is widely understood that molluscum contagiosum tends to be more common and more intense in patients with atopic dermatitis. This lack of evidence led to the development of the present study. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the prevalence of the association ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Seize MB,Ianhez M,Cestari Sda C

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distinct cases of Paracoccidioidomycosis and Cryptococcosis with atypical and localized skin manifestation on the upper limbs of two elderly patients are reported. In the 2nd one, he presented asymptomatic pulmonary cancer; the blood tests for fungal infection were negative, and the etiologic agents were seen in skin ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Oliveira EV,Almeida MT,Turatti A,Gomes CM,Roselino AM

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：:A mosaic is an organism composed of two or more genetically distinct cell populations derived from a genetically homogeneous zygote. Cutaneous mosaicisms are the clinical expressions of these disorders. The main event which allows the existence of mosaicism is a genetic mutation, either structural or functional. Cutan...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Kouzak SS,Mendes MS,Costa IM

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGFβ1) promotes fibrosis, differentiating epithelial cells and quiescent fibroblasts into myofibroblasts and increasing expression of extracellular matrix. Recent investigations have shown that PPAR (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor*) is a negative regulator of fibrotic...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Gaspar NK

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a tinea favosa involving the scalp of a child represented in the painting "Boys climbing a tree" (Muchachos trepando a un árbol), by Francisco Goya y Lucientes, with pictorial representation of favic scutula and consequent alopecia. ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Vallarelli AF

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies about the cutaneous barrier demonstrated consistent evidence that the stratum corneum is a metabolically active structure and also has adaptive functions, may play a regulatory role in the inflammatory response with activation of keratinocytes, angiogenesis and fibroplasia, whose intensity depends prima...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Addor FA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reticulate acropigmentation of Dohi is a rare dyschromic disorder of autosomal dominant inheritance. Most cases have been originally described in Japan. The case of a girl with lesions of typical distribution and morphology is reported. Skin biopsy was not considered essential for diagnosis. After literature review, i...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Fernandes NC,Andrade LR

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insect bites and bite wounds are quite common and most often have mild repercussions in humans. Statistics on the incidence of accidents caused by insects are not available, and the skin reactions after the bites are not always known. The authors present two cases of patients with hemorrhagic blisters on their hands a...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Haddad V Jr,Fonseca CGF,Mendes AL

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are no studies about pediatric oral mucosal diseases performed by dermatologists in Brazil. This study presents the casuistics of oral mucosal diseases in children examined at the Oral Diseases Clinic at the Department of Dermatology - University of São Paulo - Brazil. Cases were retrospectively studied from the...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Erthal A,Lourenço SV,Nico MM

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Candidiasis is the most common opportunistic fungal infection of the oral cavity caused by fungi of the genus Candida and usually associated with immunosuppressed individuals. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the presence of oral candidiasis and identify the presence of Candida spp. in liver transplant recipients and...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Santos SBD,Sabadin CES,Mario DN,Rigo L,Barbosa DA

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are few populational studies to estimate the dimension of dermatological diseases. We performed a survey with 515 employees from UNESP campus, Botucatu (SP), exploring demographic data, medical appointments and dermatological diagnoses. Additionally, we induced questions about prevalent diseases. Appointments to...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Ishiy PS,Silva LR,Penha MÁ,Handel AC,Miot HA

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare neutrophilic dermatosis of unknown etiology, of which the most frequent clinical manifestations are ulcers. The diagnosis difficulty is, among other things, to rule out other causes of ulcers, since it is considered a diagnosis of exclusion. Skin ulcerations may also occur in the iliac v...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Freitas VMP,Pereira SM,Enokihara MMSES,Cestari SDCP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis are life-threatening blistering drug reactions with high incidence of ocular sequela. The term 'Epidermal Necrolysis' has been recently used to better describe the full spectrum of the disease that includes Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Wambier CG,Hoekstra TA,Wambier SPF,Filho RB,Vilar FC,Paschoal RS,Roselino AM,Frade MAC,Foss NT

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatofibroma is a dermal fibrohistiocytic neoplasm. The Langerhans cells are the immunocompetent cells of the epidermis, and they represent the first defense barrier of the immune system towards the environment. The objective was to immunohistologically compare the densities of S100-positive Langerhans cells in the ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Hussein MRA

更新日期：2020-01-01 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

abstract：:Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum and divided into three stages according to the duration of the disease: primary, secondary and tertiary. Secondary syphilis has diverse clinical presentations, such as papular-nodular lesions. This presentation is rare, with 15 cases reported in t...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Veasey JV,Lellis RF,Boin MF,Porto PL,Chen JC

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00