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The correct nomenclature of Zirelí sign in the propaedeutics of pityriasis vers...
Veasey,John Verrinder; Macedo,Priscila Marques de; Amorim,José Roberto; Orofino-Costa,RosaneAbstract Aiming at disclosing the semiotic method used in the diagnosis of pityriasis versicolor, the authors go through the history of the creation of Zirelí sign, describing the method, its usefulness and practicality in dermatological clinical practice, whether public or private, and to give credit to the author of this semiological maneuver, in memoriam.
Fatal septic shock caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis phylogenetic species...
Macedo,Priscila Marques de; Almeida-Paes,Rodrigo; Almeida,Marcos de Abreu; Coelho,Rowena Alves; Oliveira Filho,Marcio Amaral de; Medeiros,Denise MachadoAbstract The authors report the first case of fatal septic shock, a rare clinical presentation of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis S1. We also provide an immunological evaluation of the patient. Severe clinical signs such as organ dysfunction and digital gangrene occurred in this case. The patient presented a remarkable cell activation profile and diminished percentage of per...
Sporotrichosis: an update on epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, laboratory and cli...
Orofino-Costa,Rosane; Macedo,Priscila Marques de; Rodrigues,Anderson Messias; Bernardes-Engemann,Andréa ReisAbstract: In the late 90's there was a change in both the route of transmission and the people at risk for sporotrichosis. This zoonotic cat-man alternative transmission route elicited changes in strategies to control the epidemic. There was a progressive increase in the number of cases involving especially children and the elderly. In addition to becoming hyperendemic, uncommon clinical pictures like immunorea...
Use of potassium iodide in Dermatology: updates on an old drug
Costa,Rosane Orofino; Macedo,Priscila Marques de; Carvalhal,Aline; Bernardes-Engemann,Andrea ReisPotassium iodide, as a saturated solution, is a valuable drug in the dermatologist's therapeutic arsenal and is useful for the treatment of different diseases due to its immunomodulatory features. However, its prescription has become increasingly less frequent in dermatology practice. Little knowledge about its exact mechanism of action, lack of interest from the pharmaceutical industry, the advent of new drugs...
Pityriasis amiantacea: clinical-dermatoscopic features and microscopy of hair t...
Verardino,Gustavo Costa; Azulay-Abulafia,Luna; Macedo,Priscila Marques de; Jeunon,ThiagoPityriasis Amiantacea, also known as pseudotinea amiantacea, is a clinical syndrome which affects the scalp, having a reaction pattern reported to occur in several inflammatory dermatoses. The authors seek to establish the correlation between its clinical, dermoscopic and light microscopy features through the analysis of scale- encrusted hair tufts submitted to histological processing.
Dermatomiofibroma: relato de caso de doença rara
Macedo,Priscila Marques de; Mann,Danielle; Zimmermann,Carolina Cotta; Alves,Maria de Fátima Guimarães Scotelaro; Daxbacher,Egon Luiz RodriguesO Dermatomiofibroma está incluído no grupo de lesões neoplásicas mesenquimais benignas de linhagem fibroblástica e miofibroblástica da pele. É uma doença rara, havendo aproximadamente 100 casos descritos na literatura mundial até o momento. Este artigo relata o caso de uma mulher jovem com apresentação clínica típica e diagnóstico histopatológico de dermatomiofibroma. Foram realizadas colorações especiais que m...
Doença de Dowling-Degos: apresentação clínica e histopatológica clássica
Zimmermann,Carolina Cotta; Sforza,Deborah; Macedo,Priscila Marques de; Azulay-Abulafia,Luna; Alves,Maria de Fatima G. S; Carneiro,Sueli Coelho da SA doença de Dowling-Degos é uma genodermatose rara que consiste numa desordem pigmentar reticulada. Caracteriza-se pela presença de máculas hiperpigmentadas nas regiões flexurais com distribuição em rede; lesões tipo comedão no dorso e na região cervical; e cicatrizes cribriformes na face, particularmente periorais. Apresentamos um caso de um paciente de 51 anos, masculino, com lesões tipo macrocomedões, cicatr...