Albinism: epidemiology, genetics, cutaneous characterization, psychosocial factors.

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：:Histoplasmosis is a systemic mycosis endemic in extensive areas of the Americas. The authors report on an urban adult male patient with uncommon oral-cutaneous lesions proven to be histoplasmosis. Additional investigation revealed unnoticed HIV infection with CD4+ cell count of 7/mm3. The treatment was performed with ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Marques SA,Silvares MR,Camargo RM,Marques ME

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The behaviour of each basal cell carcinoma is known to be different according to the histological growth pattern. Among these aggressive lesions, sclerodermiform basal cell carcinomas are the most common type. This is a challenging-to-treat lesion due to its deep tissue invasion, rapid growth, risk of metast...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Husein-ElAhmed H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vegetative chronic genital herpes is an atypical presentation of herpes simplex 2 that it is usually seen in patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus. Clinically, it is characterized by extensive ulcers that evolve to chronification and hypertrophic pseudotumor forms. Antiviral drugs are recommended for t...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Siqueira SM,Gonçalves BB,Loss JB,Estrella RR

更新日期：2019-01-01 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: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：:Proliferating trichilemmal cyst is an uncommon neoplasm arising from the follicular isthmus, whose histopathological hallmark is the presence of trichilemmal keratinization. We describe a case of proliferating trichilemmal cyst in a 57-year-old woman with a broad clinical, radiological, macroscopic and microscopic cor...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Valerio E,Parro FHS,Macedo MP,Pinto CAL

更新日期：2019-10-17 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：BACKGROUND:The social reality of the albino needs to be more studied in Brazil, as myths and social segregation regarding this illness are likely to be found in the country, with psychosocial and medical implications. OBJECTIVE:As this subject has not been referenced in previous scientific articles in Brazil, this res...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Maia M,Volpini BM,dos Santos GA,Rujula MJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Autoimmune Bullous Disease Quality of Life (ABQOL) and the Treatment of Autoimmune Bullous Disease Quality of Life (TABQOL) questionnaires proved to be reliable tools that measure the disease and treatment burden. OBJECTIVES:We aimed to assess the ABQOL and TABQOL in the Arabic population. METHODS:The ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Saleh MA,Zaraa I,Doss N,Saleh NA,Murrell DF

更新日期：2019-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Ascher's syndrome consists of double lip, blepharochalasis and sometimes non-toxic thyroid enlargement. It is a rare, benign, rarely reported, and sometimes misdiagnosed condition that most often affects patients under 20 years old. The etiology remains unknown, although factors such as trauma, hormonal dysfunction an...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Donato CMG,Melo DF,Santos JN Netto

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Clinical Trial for Uniform Multidrug Therapy for Leprosy Patients in Brazil (U-MDT/CT-BR), designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a six-months regimen, assessed the adverse effects caused by the drugs. OBJECTIVE:Describe adverse effects due to MDT in U-MDT/CT-BR, comparing the uniform regimen (U-MDT)...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Cruz RCDS,Bührer-Sékula S,Penna GO,Moraes MEA,Gonçalves HS,Stefani MMA,Penna MLF,Pontes MAA,Talhari S

更新日期：2018-06-01 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,Silva ERD,Piati PK,Campagnolo OA,Marques LF

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periungual basal cell carcinoma is rare and needs to be differentiated from other common diseases that affect this region. Several factors are associated with the development of this tumor, and sun damage seems to play an important role in its pathogenesis. Dermoscopy of clinically indolent lesions on the nail unit ca...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Tavares LL,Costa JCMD,Delcourt NC,Rodrigues NCDS

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Actinic keratoses are premalignant lesions of the skin caused by excessive sun exposure. Lesions may become mainly squamous cell carcinoma. Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen is one of the main treatments. In order to evaluate the response of actinic keratosis to cryotherapy by histopathology, two lesions were selected ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Oliveira MC,Trevisan F,Pinto CA,Xavier CA,Pinto JC

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atopic dermatitis is an inflammatory skin disease that can be triggered by many factors. Several reports confirm the role of airborne allergic agents as aggravating or triggering factors. The patch test with airborne allergic agents or the atopy patch test was suggested to evaluate the role of these allergen...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Rodrigues RN,Melo JF,Montealegre F,Hahnstadt RL,Pires MC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of skin melanoma is increasing worldwide. The presence of lymph node metastasis is the most important prognostic factor of this disease, the thicker the lesion the greater the likelihood of lymph node involvement. Approximately 20% of patients with Breslow depth 1-4 mm have lymph node metastasis. Sentine...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Lages RB,Vieira SC,Abreu BA,Rodrigues IN,Santos LG,Cordeiro NM

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have a significant prevalence in both the general population and pregnant women. Accordingly, we consider the physiological changes of the maternal organism that can alter the clinical course of these diseases. In addition, obstetric and neonatal complications may occur, resulting ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Costa MC,Bornhausen Demarch E,Azulay DR,Périssé AR,Dias MF,Nery JA

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have been few studies on pentamidine in the Americas; and there is no consensus regarding the dose that should be applied. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the use of pentamidine in a single dose to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis. METHODS:Clinical trial of phase II pilot study with 20 patients. Pentamidine was ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Gadelha EP,Talhari S,Guerra JA,Neves LO,Talhari C,Gontijo B,Silva Junior RM,Talhari AC

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：:Sporothrix spp. infection can occur through the inoculation of the organism in the skin through direct contact with the soil (sapronotic infection), through contact with animals, such as infected cats and dogs (zoonotic infection), or less frequently via inhalation. With a subacute or chronic evolution, approximately ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Carvalho GSM,Veasey JV

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:Trichilemmoma is a benign neoplasm from the outer sheath of the pilosebaceous follicle. Desmoplastic trichilemmoma, a rare variant, is histologically characterized by a central area of desmoplasia that can clinically mimic an invasive carcinoma, requiring histopathological examination to define the diagnosis. ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Sano DT,Yang JJ,Tebcherani AJ,Bazzo LA

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：:Purpura is defined as a visible hemorrhage in the skin or mucosa, which is not evanescent upon pressure. Proper classification allows a better patient approach due to its multiple diagnoses. Purpuras can be categorized by size, morphology, and other characteristics. The course varies according to the etiology, as do t...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Lamadrid-Zertuche AC,Garza-Rodríguez V,Ocampo-Candiani JJ

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromoblastomycosis is a subcutaneous mycosis caused by the dermatophytic fungi Fonsecaea, Phialophora and Cladophialophora. Usual complications include secondary infection, lymphedema and elephantiasis. Associated malignancies have been found in chronic cases. This case report describes a 72 year-old male with a 30 y...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Torres E,Beristain JG,Lievanos Z,Arenas R

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fifty-five year old Caucasian male presented with infiltrated plaques and nodules on the left leg. The lesions had been present for 6 months. He presented associated cardiopathy, nephropathy and endocrinopathy. Histopathological and immunohistochemical examinations confirmed the diagnosis of cutaneous diffuse B cell...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Salaro CP,Tchernev G

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cutaneous leishmaniasis is distributed worldwide, including Brazil. Its several clinical forms need to be distinguished from other dermatoses. Clinical similarities and lack of a gold standard diagnostic tool make leishmaniasis-like lesions a challenging diagnosis. OBJECTIVES.:To report the final diagnosis ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Tirelli F,Vernal S,Roselino AM

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00