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Skin gangrene as an extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease
Komatsu,Yumi Cristina; Capareli,Gabriela Cunha; Boin,Maria Fernanda Feitosa de Camargo; Lellis,Rute; Freitas,Thaís Helena Proença de; Simone,KarineInflammatory bowel diseases can commonly present many cutaneous lesions which can contribute to the diagnosis of the disease or its activity. The most frequent cutaneous or mucocutaneous manifestations suggesting ulcerative rectocolitis activity are erythema nodosum (3-10%), pyoderma gangrenosum (5-12%) and aphthous stomatitis (4%). Other reactive skin manifestations related to immunological mechanisms associat...
Experimental model of cutaneous radiation injury in rabbits
Meirelles,Rafael Panisi de Campos; Hochman,Bernardo; Helene Junior,Americo; Lellis,Rute; Fraga,Murillo Francisco Pires; Ferreira,Lydia MasakoPURPOSE: To describe an experimental model of cutaneous radiation injury in rabbits. METHODS: On this study eight six-month-old New Zealand male rabbits, with an average weight of 2.5kg were used. They were distributed in four groups (n=2 per group). The control group did not receive radiotherapy and the others received one radiotherapy session of 2000, 3000 and 4500 cGy, respectively. Photographic analysis and...