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Cellular infiltrate in cutaneous leishmaniasis lesions and therapeutic outcome,
Ribeiro,Camila Sampaio; França,Riam Rocha; Silva,Juliana Almeida; Silva,Silvana Conceição da; Uliana,Sílvia R.B.; Boaventura,Viviane SampaioAbstract Background: The treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis is a challenge. A better understanding of the in situ mechanisms involved in the evolution and cure of the disease is essential for the development of new therapies. Objective: Correlate histopathological and immunological characteristics of cutaneous leishmaniasis lesions with clinical outcome after different treatment regimens. Methods: The authors...
Melanoma associated with congenital intermediate common blue nevus of the scalp...
Ribeiro,Camila Sampaio; Serpa,Sergio S.; Sousa,Maria Auxiliadora Jeunon; Jeunon,ThiagoAbstract: Melanomas can arise either de novo (70%) or from pre-existing melanocytic lesions (30%). Of the latter, most cases arise at the dermoepidermal junction from small congenital or acquired non-blue nevi while only a few arise from blue nevi, notably the cellular subtype and less commonly the common (dendritic) type. Melanomas that arise from blue nevi usually occur on the scalp with greater frequency, as...