Pigmented poroma with unusual location and dermatoscopic features – Dermatology Practical & Conceptual Journal
dezembro 16, 2015Poroma is a benign adnexal neoplasm with atn “poroid”/ductal differentiation that mimics benign and malignant skin tumors. Histopathology shows circumscribed proliferation of poroid cells intermingled with a variable number of cuticular cells. We report a case of pigmented poroma located on the face that simulated clinically and dermatoscopically a pigmented basal cell carcinoma. The features … Continue lendo
Pityriasis amiantacea: clinical-dermatoscopic features and microscopy of hair tufts – Revista Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
dezembro 16, 2015Pityriasis Amiantacea (PA), also called pseudotinea amiantacea, is regarded as a clinical syndrome affecting the scalp. It appears to have a reaction pattern to various inflammatory dermatoses in this particular location. Among the diseases listed as possible causes, seborrheic dermatitis is, according to some authors, the most frequent, followed by psoriasis, superficial pyogenic or fungal … Continue lendo
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma: a case report of primary cutaneous tumoral – Dermatology Practical & Conceptual Journal
dezembro 16, 2015A 38-year-old woman presented some ellipsoid scaling patches lasting 18 months and developed a large tumoral lesion in the abdomen, which were previously diagnosed as MF. Although histopathologic and immunohistochemistry findings were in consonance with this diagnosis, the fast progression of the disease raised the suspicion that it could represent another type of T-cell lymphoma. … Continue lendo
Langerhans cell histiocytosis?a case report – Dermatology Practical & Conceptual Journal
dezembro 16, 2015A 17-year-old male presented for dermatologic consultation with slightly elevated reddish papules covered by yellowish scales in the scalp for the last two years and reddish and indurated ulcers in the perineum lasting six months. Additional complaints included polyuria, polydipsia, delay in the development of secondary sexual characteristics and hearing loss of the right ear … Continue lendo
Periungual Bowen’s disease successfully treated with photodynamic therapy – Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
dezembro 16, 2015Bowen’s disease or squamous cell carcinoma in situ is a malignancy of the skin confined to the epidermis that unusually involves the nail apparatus. The ideal treatment should complete clear the tumor, with preservation of the cosmetics and the function of the finger, which can be very difficult to achieve depending on tumor’s location and … Continue lendo
Ectopic cutaneous Schistosomiasis – Revista Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
dezembro 16, 2015This was a thirty-five year-old, white, female patient born in Paraíba and resident in Jacarepaguá/RJ for the last 34 years. She presented with a cluster of reddish-coppery asymptomatic macules and papules on the left buttock, arising 30 days after a waterfall bathing at the countryside of the state. The diagnostic hypotheses were larva migrans, residual … Continue lendo
Multiple confluent reddish nodules – Dermatology Practical & Conceptual Journal
dezembro 16, 2015A 48-year-old fisherman from Amazonas (north of Brazil) developed a small papule on the anterior left leg after a traumatic injury with a piece of wood 20 years ago. Over the course of years, multiple large, confluent, reddish to brownish nodules with eventual ulceration came into being on the left leg and extended to the … Continue lendo
Dermatose bolhosa por IgA linear associada a retocolite ulcerativa: remissão completa e sustentada após colectomia total – Revista Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
dezembro 15, 2015A dermatose bolhosa por IgA linear tem sido crescentemente associada com doenças inflamatórias intestinais, especialmente a retocolite ulcerativa. Relatamos o caso de um adolescente masculino, 13 anos de idade, com retocolite ulcerativa diagnosticada 11 meses antes, que desenvolveu vesículas, pústulas e erosões na pele da face, do tronco e das nádegas e na mucosa oral. … Continue lendo
What is your diagnosis: Case for diagnosis – Revista Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
dezembro 15, 2015We report the case of an 11-year-old male patient with a histopathological and immunohistochemical diagnosis of dermatofibroma with an atypical clinical presentation on the right forearm. Although dermatofibroma is considered a benign skin tumor, some of its differential diagnoses, such as dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and malignant fibrous histiocytoma, are truly aggressive. Lesions with atypical clinical aspects … Continue lendo
Milker’s nodule: Case report – Revista Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
dezembro 15, 2015Milker’s nodule is an occupational viral skin disease of universal distribution, caused by the Paravaccinia virus and that occurs in individuals who deal with dairy cattle herds. We describe a case acquired due to lack of use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and perform a literature review. Occupational dermatoses are produced or aggravated by agents … Continue lendo
