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Bullous Factitious Disorder Simulating Bullous Pemphigoid: Case Report and Lite...
Ferraz Santino, Mariana Franco; Conceição Fernandes, Nurimar; Carvalho Quintella, Danielle; Cuzzi, TulliaFactitious disorder in dermatology is a dermatosis occuring with increasing frequency all over the world. Prevalence is reported around 2% in dermatology clinics but it is probably underdiagnosed, since the patient is not usually aware of its self-inflicted nature. When manifested by bullous lesions, it can be confused with autoimmune bullae. We report the case of a 59-year-old patient accompanied by psychiatry...
Persistent Leprosy Reaction 8 Years After the End of Therapy: Challenges for Do...
Franco Ferraz Santino, Mariana; Cuzzi, Tullia; Manta, Fernanda Saloum de Neves; Oliveira, Maria Leide W.Introduction: In addition to infection with Mycobacterium leprae, type 1 and 2 reactions represent acute inflammatory events in the chronic course of multibacillary leprosy, which may persist for long periods. Case Report: A young woman presenting borderline lepromatous leprosy and persistent type 2 reaction with difficult clinical conduction. Discussion: The case illustrates the diagnostic challenge in leprosy...
PRURIGO AS A MARKER FOR CUTANEOUS HTLV
Silveira-Lima, Tiago; Pinto, Ana Paula Frade Lima; Cuzzi, Tullia; Trope, Beatriz MoritzIntroduction: prurigo has not been definitively linked to HTLV. However, there are reports of cases with onset of these lesions years before onset of adult T cell leukemia lymphoma (ATLL), as prodrome of neoplasia. Case Report: A female carrier of HTLV-1 presented pruridermia, xeroderma, hyperchromic papules, with crusted or ceratosic surface on lower limbs. Histopathological examination of the lesion confirmed...
Immunoperoxidase technique using an anti-Leishmania (L.) chagasi hyperimmune se...
Quintella, Leonardo P.; Cuzzi, Tullia; Madeira, Maria de F.; Okamoto, Thais; Schubach, Armando de O.The present study reports the production of the rabbit anti-Leishmania (L.) chagasi hyperimmune serum, the standardization of the immunohistochemistry (IHC) technique and the evaluation of its employment in cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) lesions diagnosed by Leishmania sp. culture isolation. Thirty fragments of active CL lesions were examined as well as 10 fragments of cutaneous mycosis lesions as control group. ...
Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora sp.: a case report
Fernandes, Nurimar C.; Nacif, Daniella; Akiti, Tiyomi; Cuzzi, TulliaÉ descrito caso de feohifomicose subcutânea causada por Cladophialophora sp. O paciente, imunossuprimido, apresentou nódulo no dorso da mão direita que recidivou quatro meses após excisão. Os exames micológico e histopatológico evidenciaram hifas septadas demácias e células leveduriformes. O fungo foi identificado com base no estudo micro-macromorfológico e fisiológico.; A case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis...