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Tinea corporis by Nannizia gypsea: delayed diagnosis due to unusual presentation,
Soares,Juliana de Jesus; Sousa,Nathalie Andrade; Azulay-Abulafia,Luna; Costa,Rosane OrofinoAbstract Fungal infections by dermatophytes can present with unusual clinical manifestations, which can cause diagnostic difficulties. The authors present the case of a patient with cutaneous infection by Nanizzia gypsea, initially treated erroneously with topical corticosteroids due to a wrong diagnosis. It was cured after antifungal treatment.
Phototherapy
Barros,Norami de Moura; Sbroglio,Lissiê Lunardi; Buffara,Maria de Oliveira; Baka,Jessica Lana Conceição e Silva; Pessoa,Allen de SouzaAbstract Of all the therapeutic options available in Dermatology, few of them have the history, effectiveness, and safety of phototherapy. Heliotherapy, NB-UVB, PUVA, and UVA1 are currently the most common types of phototherapy used. Although psoriasis is the most frequent indication, it is used for atopic dermatitis, vitiligo, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and cutaneous sclerosis, among others. Before indicating ...
Analysis of filaggrin 2 gene polymorphisms in patients with atopic dermatitis,
Hertz,Amanda; Azulay-Abulafia,Luna; Nascimento,Adriana Paulino do; Ohara,Cintya Yumi; Kuschnir,Fabio Chigres; Porto,Luís CristovãoAbstract 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 the polymorphisms in the filaggrin 2 gene (rs 12568784 and rs 16899374) in children...
Perfil Epidemiológico dos Pacientes em Tratamento na Unidade de Fototerapia do ...
Baka,Jessica Lana Conceição e Silva; Barros,Norami de Moura; Pessoa,Allen de Souza; Azulay-Abulafia,LunaRESUMO Introdução: A fototerapia é uma modalidade terapêutica empregada para tratamento de várias dermatoses. Consiste em exposição à radiação não ionizante, classificada em UVA ou UVB segundo seu comprimento de onda. Material e Métodos: Efectuámos um estudo observacional, transversal e descritivo no setor de fototerapia do Serviço de Dermatologia de um hospital universitário com o objectivo de avaliar os dados...
Diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines for plaque psoriasis - Brazilian Society ...
Arnone,Marcelo; Takahashi,Maria Denise Fonseca; Carvalho,André Vicente Esteves de; Bernardo,Wanderley Marques; Bressan,Aline LopesAbstract: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects 1.3% of the Brazilian population. The most common clinical manifestations are erythematous, scaling lesions that affect both genders and can occur on any anatomical site, preferentially involving the knees, elbows, scalp and genitals. Besides the impact on the quality of life, the systemic nature of the disease makes psoriasis an independent ris...
How relevant are vascular endothelial growth factor and intercellular adhesion ...
Bressan,Aline Lopes; Pereira,Daniele; Medeiros,Paula Mota; Carneiro,Sueli; Azulay-Abulafia,LunaAbstract: Psoriasis is a chronic disease, characterized by erythematous scaly lesions, presented in eight different forms: plaques, guttate, pustular, erythrodermic, inverse, nail and scalp psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis. Its development depends on genetic factors, external stimulus and immune response alteration.1 Proinflammatory cytokines such as TNF-alpha, IL-12 and 23 may also be involved. In the worst ...
Agminated blue nevus - Case report
Lisboa,Alice Paixão; Silvestre,Keline Jácome; Pedreira,Renata Leite; Alves,Natália Ribeiro de Magalhães; Obadia,Daniel Lago; Azulay-Abulafia,LunaAbstract: Blue nevi are benign melanocytic lesions located in the deeper reticular dermis, consequence of failure of melanocytic migration into the dermal-epidermal junction from the neural crest. Lesions are usually asymptomatic and solitary, but may present in a multiple or agminated (grouped) pattern. The agminated subtype is formed when bluish-pigmented lesions cluster together in a well-defined area. Lesio...
Bed bug dermatitis, description of two cases in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bernardes Filho,Fred; Quaresma,Maria Victória; Avelleira,João Carlos Regazzi; Azulay,David Rubem; Azulay-Abulafia,Luna; Bastos,Amanda QueirozBed bugs are hematophagous insects which due to their morphological and biological characteristics are able to easily adapt themselves to human households. The authors describe two cases of dermatitis caused by bed bug bites in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Patients presented linear lesions in the usual "breakfast, lunch and dinner" arrangement, suggesting this diagnosis. A visit to their dwellings showed...
Clinical exuberance of classic Kaposi's sarcoma and response to radiotherapy
Trujillo,Jeniffer Muñoz; Alves,Natália Ribeiro de Magalhães; Medeiros,Paula Mota; Azulay-Abulafia,Luna; Alves,Maria de Fátima Guimarães ScotelaroAbstract: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a multicentric vascular neoplasm, with cutaneous and extracutaneous involvement. Different clinical and epidemiological variants have been identified. The classic form is manifested mainly in elderly men with indolent and long-term evolution, with lesions localized primarily in the lower extremities. We present two cases of classic Kaposi's sarcoma (CKS) in two female patients...
Dapsone in the treatment of pemphigus vulgaris: adverse effects and its importa...
Quaresma,Maria Victória; Bernardes Filho,Fred; Hezel,Janaína; Peretti,Murilo Calvo; Kac,Bernard Kawa; Azulay-Abulafia,LunaAbstract Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune disease characterized by suprabasal blisters with acantholysis, which has a fatal course in a large number of untreated patients. Systemic corticosteroid therapy is considered first-line therapy. Adjuvant treatment with the goal of sparing corticosteroids include, among others, dapsone. This drug is not without side effects and its use requires clinical and laborator...