Case for diagnosis. Solitary violaceous nodule on the toe.

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：: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：: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：:Kaposi's sarcoma is a malignant disease that originates in the lymphatic endothelium. It has a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations. Its four distinct clinical forms are: classic, endemic, iatrogenic and epidemic Kaposi's sarcoma. In non-HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma, the disease is typically limited to the low...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Santos M,Vilasboas V,Mendes L,Talhari C,Talhari S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse plane normolipemic xanthoma is a rare disease, of a group of clinical syndromes called histiocytoses, characterized by the presence of yellowish or yellow-orange plaques, distributed symmetrically on the cutaneous surface and usually accompanied by xanthelasma. It affects mainly adults and it may cause discret...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Silva DM,Chacha JJ,Wiziack Nde C,Takita LC,Hayashi FK

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoinflammatory disorders are immune-mediated diseases with increased production of inflammatory cytokines and absence of detectable autoantibodies. They course with recurrent episodes of systemic inflammation and fever is the most common symptom. Cutaneous manifestations are prevalent and important to diagnosis and ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Moreira A,Torres B,Peruzzo J,Mota A,Eyerich K,Ring J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cutaneous horn is a keratotic, conical and circumscribed lesion that can hide both benign or malignant lesions. OBJECTIVE:To identify,from a histopathological point of view, the main clinical dermatoses that are presented ,from a clinical point of view, as cutaneous horn. METHODS:RETROSPECTIVE HISTOPATHOLO...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Mantese SA,Diogo PM,Rocha A,Berbert AL,Ferreira AK,Ferreira TC

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The classification of the congenital melanocytic nevus (CMN) and the magnitude of the risk of transformation into melanoma are still controversial. OBJECTIVE:To analyse the profile of the CMN in the child and teenager at IPPMG-UFRJ according to sex, skin colour, age, clinical type, locations and evolution. ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Fernandes NC,Machado JL

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：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： Machado Shimizu G,Wedy G,Schaefer L,Ramos P,Miot H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report presents the case of a 13-year-old female patient with history of acute myeloid leukemia, who, after a bone marrow transplant, began to vomit and experienced rapidly progressive deterioration of consciousness, in addition to disseminated erythematous-violaceous macules, and some blisters with hemorrhagic c...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Turra N,Acosta A,Incoronato A,Beltramo P

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. The skin is commonly affected. Cutaneous manifestations can mimic other diseases and autoimmune disorders. The dermatologist plays a critical role in elucidating the clinical diagnosis and assisting other specialists in the investigation of a systemic disease...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Rocha DS,Presotto C,Bringel DM,Bomm L,Balassiano E,Alves Mde F

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In highly endemic countries, transmission and sub-clinical infection of leprosy are likely and the disease manifests itself in individuals without any known close contact with a leprosy patient. Health workers are social contacts belonging to the same network (the Health System) and some of them share the sa...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Calado KL,Magnanini MM,Moura RS,Gallo ME,Bührer-Sékula S,Oliveira ML

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies that investigated the effect of vitamin D on skin cancer risk have exhibited inconsistent results. OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to evaluate vitamin D status in patients with actinic keratosis. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted on 31 patients with actinic keratosis and 29 he...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Çerman AA,Karabay EA,Altunay IK,Cesur SK

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eccrine poromas and porocarcinomas are adnexal tumors derived from the sweat duct epithelium. However, eccrine poroma is benign in nature, whilst eccrine porocarcinoma is regarded as its malignant counterpart. We report the case of a man who presented simultaneously with an eccrine poroma and eccrine porocarcinoma. Bo...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Abarzúa Á,Álvarez-Véliz S,Moll-Manzur C

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Light microscopy of granuloma annulare shows mucin deposition with lympho-histiocytic infiltrate. We describe the ultrastructural three-dimensional aspects of a typical case of granuloma with characteristic histopathological findings. At the ultrastructural level, affected collagen bundles and granular mucin depositio...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： de Almeida HL Jr,Barros Coelho Bicca E,Andrade MM,Rocha Andrade Neto PD

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：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：:Potassium iodide, as a saturated solution, is a valuable drug in the dermatologist's therapeutic arsenal and is useful for the treatment of different diseases due to its immunomodulatory features. However, its prescription has become increasingly less frequent in dermatology practice. Little knowledge about its exact ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Costa RO,Macedo PM,Carvalhal A,Bernardes-Engemann AR

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sweet's syndrome may be associated with hematological malignancies, particularly with acute myelogenous leukemia, but there are few reports of its association with polycythemiavera. We describethe case of a 65-year-old male patient, diagnosed with polycythemiavera, which developedinto paraneoplastic Sweet's syndrome. ...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Moreira AP,Souza FF,Gaspar NK,Quattrino AL,Vilar EA

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:Calciphylaxis, also known as calcific uremic arteriolopathy, is a severe complication often observed in patients with hyperparathyroidism secondary to chronic renal failure, which occurs mainly in women. It is characterized by ischemic tissue loss secondary to progressive vascular compromise. This is a rare and severe...

journal_title：Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

authors： Roncada EV,Abreu MA,Pereira MF,Oliveira CC,Nai GA,Soares DF

更新日期：2012-09-01 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: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：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：: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: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