Quality of life in patients with oculocutaneous albinism.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polymorphisms of the filaggrin 2 gene (rs 12568784 and rs 16899374) are associated with persistent atopic dermatitis in African American patients. Filaggrin 2 is a protein with a function similar to filaggrin and also encoded in the epidermal differentiation complex on chromosome 1q21. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Hertz A,Azulay-Abulafia L,Nascimento APD,Ohara CY,Kuschnir FC,Porto LC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 86-year-old woman was referred for treatment of a lentigo maligna melanoma on the left earlobe, confirmed by cutaneous biopsy. The resulting surgical defect involved the earlobe's full thickness. The authors outline a simple method for reconstructing the entire lobe in one stage, without grafts, whilst offering a p...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Goulão J,Alves J

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Superficial mycoses are fungal infections limited to the outermost layers of the skin. Dermatophytic filamentous fungi and yeasts are the major causative agents of these mycoses. Dermatophytosis is one of the clinical conditions caused by fungal infections most commonly found in dermatological practice. Thus...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Di Chiacchio N,Madeira CL,Humaire CR,Silva CS,Fernandes LH,Dos Reis AL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatophytosis caused by Microsporum gypseum is rare, especially in infants, with few published cases. Diagnosis in this age group is frequently delayed. We review the literature and report 4 new cases of tinea of glabrous skin caused by M. gypseum mimicking eczema in infants. Considering new and previously reported ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Souza BD,Sartori DS,Andrade C,Weisheimer E,Kiszewski AE

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapy for large symptomatic keloids is often plagued with complicated reconstruction manner and recurrence. This article reports a rare treatment combination for a chest keloid with internal mammary artery perforator flap reconstruction and radiation therapy. We excised the keloid and covered the defect with an inte...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Xue D,Qian H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granuloma annulare may be caused by multiple triggers. Among these are vaccinations, which have been described as an infrequent cause of granuloma annulare. The authors report the first case of generalized granuloma annulare associated with pneumococcal vaccination in a 57-year-old woman, who presented cutaneous lesio...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： García-Gil MF,Álvarez-Salafranca M,Martínez García A,Ara-Martín M

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Basal cell carcinoma accounts for 75% of skin cancer. Sun exposure and genetics are related to its etiology. It's expected that biological and behavioral differences provide different patterns of involvement between sexes. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the topography of lesions and their correlations with gender, ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Souza CF,Thomé EP,Menegotto PF,Schmitt JV,Shibue JR,Tarlé RG

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Actinic keratosis (AK) represents a risk of progression to squamous cell carcinoma. Ingenol mebutate gel is a novel therapeutic option for field-directed treatment. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the safety, tolerability and patients' perspectives, related to the therapeutic success of managing AKs on the face and ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Gameiro L,Tovo LFR,Sanches Júnior JA,Aprahamian I

更新日期：2019-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Targetoid Hemosiderotic Hemangioma, also known as Hobnail Hemangioma, is a lesion of vascular origin, probably lymphatic. The most common clinical feature is a solitary violaceous papule surrounded by a pale, thin area and a peripheral ecchymotic ring, simulating a target. Histopathologically, there is a biphasic patt...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Kakizaki P,Valente NY,Paiva DL,Dantas FL,Gonçalves SV

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agminated nevus is a cluster group of melanocytic nevi confined to a localized area of the body. There are many pigmented lesions described in the literature as agminated, such as blue nevi, multiple lentigines and Spitz nevi, but only a few cases of congenital agminated melanocytic nevi have been described. We report...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Rocha CR,Grazziotin TC,Rey MC,Luzzatto L,Bonamigo RR

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to compare scanning electron microscopy findings of the blister roof in three distinct bullous diseases: one intraepidermal acantholytic (pemphigus foliaceus); one due to hemidesmosomal dysfunction (bullous pemphigoid); and one secondary to anchoring fibril dysfunction - type VII collagen ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Almeida HL Jr,Rossi G,Karam OR,Rocha NM,Silva RM

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：:Pencil core granulomas are still infrequently reported in the literature. A 67-year-old woman presented with a 4mm hard blue subcutaneous nodule on the forehead. She remembered being injured with a pencil tip about 60 years before. The subcutaneous nodule was excised, which microscopically revealed a foreign body reac...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Bittencourt MJS,Santos JEBD,Barros JNDS Junior,Xerfan EMS

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several dermatoses are routinely associated with diabetes mellitus, especially in patients with chronic disease. This relationship can be easily proven in some skin disorders, but it is not so clear in others. Dermatoses such necrobiosis lipoidica, granuloma annulare, acanthosis nigricans and others are discussed in t...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Mendes AL,Miot HA,Haddad V Junior

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Non-melanoma skin cancer is the most common type of malignancy in the Western world, and surgical excision is the preferred approach. The approach adopted in the face of incomplete excisions of basal cell carcinoma is still controversial. OBJECTIVES:To compare the number of tumor recurrences after treatment...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Fidelis MC,Stelini RF,Staffa LP,Moraes AM,Magalhães RF

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Metastatic ovarian cancer uncommonly presents with skin metastasis. When present, skin metastases of ovarian cancer are usually localized in the vicinity of the primary tumor. We report a case of a 58-year-old woman with a rapid growing erythematous, well-defined nodule localized on the left nasal ala. A skin biopsy w...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： António AM,Alves JV,Goulão J,Bártolo E

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to analyze the trend of epidemiological and operational indicators of leprosy in Brazil, from 2001 to 2017. This was a time series study involving nine indicators. The inflection point regression model was used. Decreasing trends were observed for the following: general detection (-4.8%...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Souza CDF,Paiva JPS,Leal TC,Urashima GDS

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Dermatomyositis affects striated muscles, skin and other organs. OBJECTIVE:To characterize the disease from January 1992 to December 2002, assessing its classification, cutaneous and systemic manifestations, and also laboratory results, therapeutic and prognostic findings compared to those in the literature...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Ortigosa LC,Reis VM

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Skin cancer is common in Brazil and is related to sun exposure, among other risk factors. There are no data on the incidence of malignant skin neoplasm in rural workers in western Paraná. OBJECTIVE:To analyze the incidence and profile of rural workers who were diagnosed with skin cancer at a reference servi...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Miolo N,Rodrigues RF,da Silva ER,Piati PK,Campagnolo OA,Marques LF

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:Self-medication is the selection and use of drugs without medical prescription, to treat diseases or for symptomatic relief. This article is a systematic review on self-medication in skin diseases. A search was conducted on Virtual Health Library and PubMed databases using predetermined descriptors. Two researchers pe...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Corrêa-Fissmer M,Mendonça MG,Martins AH,Galato D

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn is a rare benign panniculitis found in term and post-term neonates. Diagnosis is based on clinical characteristics and specific alterations in the adipocytes, detected by anatomical pathology. Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn can occur in uncomplicated pregnancy and chi...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Muzy G,Facchini Lellis R,Soutto Mayor SA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Spitz nevus is a benign melanocytic lesion with clinical and histopathological features similar to those of melanoma. It was first described in 1948 but great controversy still remains today with respect to its diagnosis and management. The use of dermoscopy may increase diagnostic accuracy. In Spitz nevus, the mo...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Pinheiro AM,Pereira GA,Amorin AG,Varella TC,Friedman H

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphocytoma cutis, or benign reactive lymphoid hyperplasia, is an inflammatory skin lesion that mimics clinically and histologically malignant lymphoma. Most cases are idiopathic, but they may also be triggered by multiple factors, such as insect bites, tattoos, injections and herpes zoster. Clinically, the lesions a...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Rosa WSC,Girão RJS,Carvalho IMS,Vargas LMML

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old woman with a history of renal carcinoma was observed for facial, cervical and truncal flesh-colored papules. Relatives had similar skin findings and a brother had repeated episodes of pneumothorax. The computerized tomography scan revealed multiple cysts on both lungs. A skin biopsy revealed a perifollic...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Lencastre A,Ponte P,Apetato M,Nunes L,Lestre S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Researches on DH have shown that it is not just a bullous skin disease, but a cutaneous-intestinal disorder caused by hypersensitivity to gluten. Exposure to gluten is the starting point of an inflammatory cascade capable of forming autoantibodies that are brought to the skin, where they are deposited, culminating in ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Clarindo MV,Possebon AT,Soligo EM,Uyeda H,Ruaro RT,Empinotti JC

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) consists of a chemical reaction activated by light energy that is used to selectively destroy tissue. The reaction requires a photosensitizer in the target tissue, a light source and oxygen. The most extensively studied photosensitizing agents for PDT are 5-aminolevulinic acid for the treatm...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Issa MC,Manela-Azulay M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00