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Atypical Leg Ulcer in an Elderly Patient
Sousa, Keyla; Teixeira, João; Calvão, JoanaN/A.; N/A.
Screening of Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy in Hospitalized Diabetic Patients
Gonçalves, Helena; Lopes, Ana; Costa, Andreia; Calvão, Joana; Fonseca, Liliana; Gonçalves, João; Branco, Catarina; Martins, Raquel; Barbosa, VeraIntroduction: Distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSPN) isa frequent, catastrophic and underdiagnosed complication ofdiabetes mellitus. The authors have hypothesized that hospitalization could be an opportunity to screen DSPN and alsopretend to compare two different diagnostic methods.Material and Methods: This was a prospective and multicentre study that enrolled diabetic patients admitted consecutively to intern...
Painful Plantar Hyperkeratotic Lesion
Morgado, Francisca Jácome; Calvão, Joana; Machado, Álvaro; Pinho, André.
Basal Cell Carcinoma with Disseminated Bone Metastization: An Unusual Outcome o...
Rolim, Luísa; M. Fernandes, Bruno; Carvalho, Carolina; Silva, António; Calvão, Joana; Vieira, Ricardo; Borrego, MargaridaBasal cell carcinoma is the most common skin cancer, with a very low incidence of metastases, associated with high morbidity and mortality. The morpheaform clinical variant is uncommon, presenting an aggressive growth pattern. Early diagnosis and new targeted therapies for metastatic disease are important to improve survival rates. We present the case of a 29-year-old patient with morpheaform basal cell carcino...
Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Wind Turbine Blades Production
Correia, Diogo Laertes; Peres, Jéssica; Calvão, Joana; Ferreira Bastos, Mariana; Silva, Ricardo; Gonçalo, MargaridaIntroduction: Epoxy resins, widely used in several industrial sectors, are among the main causes of allergic contact dermatitis. The wind turbine production industry is one of the sectors that uses these products widely. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of contact allergy to epoxy resin and its components among wind turbine blades production workers with suspected contact dermatitis. Methods: We perfor...
Cutaneous Manifestations Associated with COVID-19: A Narrative Review
Relvas, Maria; Calvão, Joana; Oliveira, Raquel; Cardoso, José Carlos; Gonçalo, MargaridaIntroduction: COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that has spread rapidly throughout the world. This has resulted in an urgent need to obtain information regarding its pathogenesis, diagnosis and clinical manifestations. More specifically, skin manifestations, seldom reported initially, have been increasingly described.Material and Methods: We performed a literature sear...
Manifestações Cutâneas Associadas à COVID-19: Uma Revisão Narrativa
Relvas, Maria; Calvão, Joana; Oliveira, Raquel; Cardoso, José Carlos; Gonçalo, MargaridaIntrodução: A COVID-19, doença infeciosa causada por um novo coronavírus, SARS-CoV-2, propagou-se rapidamente pelo mundo inteiro, resultando numa necessidade emergente de obtenção de conhecimentos alusivos à sua patogénese, diagnóstico e sintomatologia. Mais especificamente, um número cada vez maior de casos relativos a manifestações cutâneas, previamente desconhecidas, tem vindo a ser descrito. Material e Méto...
Multiple Yellowish and Keratotic Papules in the Thenar Eminence
Calvão, Joana; Relvas, Maria; Cardoso, José Carlos; Gonçalo, Margarida.
A Hard-to-Heal Cutaneous Ulcer: An Exuberant Case of Allergic Contact Dermatiti...
Calvão, Joana; Batista, Ricardo; Gonçalo, MargaridaL-Mesitran Tulle® is a popular non-adherent polyethylene dressing impregnated with the patented L-Mesitran Soft gel that contains Medilan™, which is said to be a “hypoallergenic lanolin”. Lanolin is a well know sensitizer and the prevalence of contact allergy to lanolin alcohols varies from 0.6% - 6.9%. We report the case of a patient who develop eczema around the leg ulcer while using L-Mesitran Tulle® as a wo...
Chronic Telogen Effluvium
Calvão, Joana; Oliveira Soares, RuiChronic telogen effluvium can be defined as a hair loss greater than the physiological one (above 150-200 hairs / day) for a period of more than six months, without an evident cause. Although common, it is often underdiagnosed, and raises several questions of a practical nature that the literature still has some difficulties in answering, from its etiopathogenesis to therapy. In this article on Continuing Medic...