Poroma 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 …
Pityriasis 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 …
A 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 …
A 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, …
Langerhans cell histiocytosis?a case report – Dermatology Practical & Conceptual Journal Read more »
Bowen’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 …
This 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 …
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A 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 …
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A 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 …
We 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 …
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Milker’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 …
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