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6 Years’ Experience of Mohs Micrographic Surgery in a Portuguese Hospital
Silva, L.; Miroux-Catarino, A.; Pimentel, B.; Catorze, G.; Labareda, J.; Viana, I.Introduction: Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is a surgical method of treating skin tumors that consists of histological control of the tumor margins using horizontal slices in thin, freshly frozen layers. This technique is a preferred indication for cutaneous facial tumors (basal and squamous cell carcinoma, among others) associated with higher risk of recurrence, recurrent tumors, tumors with undefined clinic...
Majocchi’s Granuloma by Trichophytum rubrum in a kidney transplant patient - A ...
Matos Cruz, S.; Silva, L.; Catorze, G.; Sabino, R.; Verissimo, C.; Toscano, C.Introduction: Trichophytum rubrum is a filamentous fungus, with worldwide distribution, that usually causes superficial infections of skin and nails, namely tinea pedis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris and onychomycosis. Rarely, severe dermatophytosis can occur, presenting as deep dermatophytosis, Majocchi’s Granuloma or extensive dermatophytosis. Objectives and Methods: Case report of Majocchi’s Granuloma in a ki...
Cutaneous Histoplasmosis in AIDS Patient: Case Report
Kombo, A.; Monteiro, I.; César, N.; Catorze, G.; Henriques, M.; Manuel, R.; Cunha, A.; Luciano, G.This report describes a case of disseminated cutaneous histoplasmosis in a 30 years old black woman, born and living in Mozambique, with disseminated eruptive multiple papules, some of them with erosions, localized also in palms, plants and oropharyngeal mucosa. The HIV 2 test was positive and the CD4 count was 1 cel/mm3. Histopathology was compatible with infection by Histoplasma capsulatum. She was treated wi...
Epidemiologia das infeções fúngicas superficiais em Portugal - revisão de 3 ano...
Rato, M.; Costin, A.; Furtado, C.; Sousa, C.; Toscano, C.; Veríssimo, C.; Trindade, F.; Almeida, F.; Velho, G.; Catorze, G.; Raposo, I.; Selada, J.Introdução: As infeções fúngicas superficiais são as dermatoses infeciosas mais frequentes e a sua incidência continua a aumentar. Os dermatófitos são os principais agentes causais apresentando, contudo, uma distribuição geográfica variável. Material e Métodos: O presente estudo teve como objetivo a caracterização epidemiológica das infeções fúngicas superficiais diagnosticadas nos Serviços/Unidades de Dermatol...