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Successful treatment of extragenital lichen sclerosus with narrow-band UVB phot...
Sun, Lanyu; De Sousa, Diogo; De Vasconcelos, Pedro; Fernandes, Sonia; Filipe, PauloLichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition characterized by progressive epidermal atrophy and hypopigmentation, usually affecting the anogenital area. Patients may also present with extragenital lesions,though only 6% of LS cases are isolated to extragenital skin. Extragenital lichen sclerosus (EGLS) can be localized or widespread. Given the rare nature of extragenital-only forms of LS, ther...
Monkeypox infection and bacterial cellulitis: a complication to look for
De Sousa, Diogo; Vieitez Frade, Joana; Patrocínio, João; Borges-Costa, João; Filipe, PauloHuman monkeypox (MPX) is an endemic zoonotic disease in regions of Africa caused by the monkeypox virus, with recent outbreaks in several non-African countries. In this study, we present two cases of patients with MPX infection complicated by a deep skin infection. Both patients presented to our dermatology clinic with a clinical syndrome characteristic of MPX. The diagnosis was confirmed based on swabs of skin...
Monkeypox: a new (sexually transmissible) epidemic?
Alpalhão, Miguel; Vieitez Frade, Joana; De Sousa, Diogo; Patrocínio, João; Garrido, Pedro; Correia, Catarina; Brazão, Cláudia; Mancha, DoraAn outbreak of monkeypox has emerged, with more than 2000 cases confirmed across the globe. While this condition, caused by the Monkeypox virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus, is usually considered a zoonosis, we may be facing a sexually transmissible infection (STI), with yet uncertain consequences. In Portugal, we are seeing many suspected cases a day, most of which have been confirmed. At our departmen...
Human monkeypox coinfection with acute HIV: an exuberant presentation
De Sousa, Diogo; Patrocínio, João; Vieitez Frade, Joana; Correia, Catarina; Borges-Costa, João; Filipe, PauloHuman monkeypox (MPX) is a zoonotic endemic disease in regions of Africa caused by the monkeypox virus, with a recent outbreak in several non-African countries. We report a case of a 24-year-old male patient with a concurrent diagnosis of MPX and acute HIV infection who presented to our Emergency Care Dermatology Clinic with disseminated papules throughout the trunk, face and genital area. On the perianal area,...