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Sweet's syndrome associated with Crohn's disease
Lima,Caren dos Santos; Pinto,Roberta Duarte Bezerra; Góes,Heliana Freitas de Oliveira; Salles,Simone de Abreu Neves; Vilar,Enoi Aparecida GuedesAbstract: Sweet's syndrome is an uncommon benign skin disorder, whose pathogenesis remains unknown. Its classic form is more common in women and presents itself as papular-nodular, painful and erythematous or violaceous lesions. It mainly affects the face, neck, and upper limbs. Fever and neutrophilic leukocytosis are also common features. Although it is considered a systemic disease marker in more than half of...
Merkel cell carcinoma in an immunosuppressed patient
Góes,Heliana Freitas de Oliveira; Lima,Caren dos Santos; Issa,Maria Cláudia de Almeida; Luz,Flávio Barbosa; Pantaleão,LucianaAbstract Merkel cell carcinoma is an uncommon neuroendocrine carcinoma with a rising incidence and an aggressive behavior. It predominantly occurs in older patients, with onset occurring at a mean age of 75-80 years. Recognized risk factors are ultraviolet sunlight exposure, immunosuppression, and, more recently, Merkel cell polyomavirus. We report a case of Merkel cell carcinoma in a young HIV positive patient...
Lichen planopilaris developed during childhood
Góes,Heliana Freitas de Oliveira; Dias,Maria Fernanda Reis Gavazzoni; Salles,Simone de Abreu Neves; Lima,Caren dos Santos; Vieira,Müller da SilvaAbstract: Lichen planopilaris is a disease that appears with lymphocytic cicatricial alopecia. It is considered a follicular variant of lichen planus. The examination of affected areas shows alopecia with perifollicular erythema and scaling, revealing a predilection for hair follicles. The involvement of children is uncommon, with few reports in this population in the literature. This study presents a clinical ...
Nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis
Lima,Caren dos Santos; Issa,Maria Claudia Almeida; Souza,Mariana Boechat de; Góes,Heliana Freitas de Oliveira; Santos,Talita Batalha Pires dosAbstract: Nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis is a rare benign hamartomatous skin tumor characterized by dermal deposition of mature adipose tissue. Two clinical forms have been described (classical and solitary types). We describe a case of nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis with a 13-year history of growth in a young woman who had a solitary skin-colored tumoral mass on the right buttock. Histopa...
Yellow dots in trichoscopy: relevance, clinical significance and peculiarities
Lima,Caren dos Santos; Lemes,Luciana Rodino; Melo,Daniel FernandesAbstract: Yellow dots are follicular ostium filled with keratin and/or sebum. Initially, they were exclusively associated with alopecia areata. Currently they have also been described in androgenetic alopecia, chronic cutaneous (discoid) lupus erythematosus, and dissecting cellulitis. Due to the growing importance of trichoscopy and its findings in the evaluation of the scalp, this article describes the main di...
Single cutaneous metastasis of colon adenocarcinoma - Case report
Góes,Heliana Freitas de Oliveira; Lima,Caren dos Santos; Souza,Mariana Boechat de; Estrella,Rogério Ribeiro; Faria,Mônica Ali NovaesAbstract: Skin metastases are relatively rare and occur most often when the cancer is already advanced, invading other organs. As to location, they often seem to elect areas located close to the primary tumor, although distant sites, such as the scalp, may be affected with some frequency. We present a case of a 76-year-old woman with colon adenocarcinoma that had a single metastatic lesion on the scalp.