Introdução: A COVID-19, doença infeciosa causada por um novo coronavírus, SARS-CoV-2, propagou-se rapidamente pelo mundo inteiro, resultando numa necessidade emergente de obtenção de conhecimentos alusivos à sua patogénese, diagnóstico e sintomatologia. Mais especificamente, um número cada vez maior de casos relativos a manifestações cutâneas, previamente desconhecidas, tem vindo a ser descrito. Material e Méto...
Introduction: COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that has spread rapidly throughout the world. This has resulted in an urgent need to obtain information regarding its pathogenesis, diagnosis and clinical manifestations. More specifically, skin manifestations, seldom reported initially, have been increasingly described.Material and Methods: We performed a literature sear...
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Introduction: Acute bacterial dermo-hypodermatitis (DHAB) is an acute infection of the dermis and hypodermis that most often affects the lower limbs. Although diabetes mellitus has been identified as a risk factor for its development, recent studies have questioned this relationship. The aim of the present study was to compare clinical characteristics of inpatients with DHAB associated or not with diabetes mell...
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Photosensitivity is characterized by an abnormal response to non-ionizing radiation, disclosing a variety of morphological patterns, which reflect their different etiologies. We describe the case of a man presenting with a photosensitive dermatosis with no apparent exogenous cause and refractory to multiple treatments. Phototests revealed a reduction in minimal erythema dose to UVB. Laboratory tests in order to...