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Osteonevus of Nanta: a case report in a combined melanocytic nevus,
Melo,Elaine Dias; Couto,Patrícia Amaral; Schettini,Antônio Pedro Mendes; Rodrigues,Carlos Alberto ChiranoAbstract Secondary osteoma cutis is a phenomenon that may occur in several conditions. When it occurs in a melanocytic nevus it is named osteonevus of Nanta, an event considered uncommon and characterized by the presence of bone formation adjacent or interposed with melanocytic cells. There are reports of its occurrence in various melanocytic lesions, being more frequently associated with intradermal nevus. We ...
Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis due to Cladophialophora bantiana: a first case r...
Maquiné,Gustavo Ávila; Rodrigues,Marcos Henrique Gurgel; Schettini,Antônio Pedro Mendes; Morais,Patricia Motta de; Frota,Maria Zeli MoreiraAbstract We report a rare case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora bantiana in an immunocompetent patient in Amazonas, Brazil. This dematiaceous fungus has been mainly associated with life-threatening infections affecting the central nervous systems of immunosuppressed patients. We present the clinical, laboratory, and therapeutic aspects, and in vitro susceptibility test results for di...
Pigmented squamous cell carcinoma: case report and importance of differential d...
Morais,Patrícia Motta de; Schettini,Antônio Pedro Mendes; Rocha,Jeanine Alvarenga; Silva Júnior,Renato Cândido daAbstract: A few cases of pigmented squamous cell carcinoma affecting the skin and the ocular and oral mucosa of the elderly have been described in the literature. The disease manifests itself as papular and nodular erythematous or pigmented lesions. The main clinical differential diagnoses are pigmented basal cell carcinoma and melanoma. Histopathological examination is characterized by proliferation of atypica...
Rosacea fulminans: unusual clinical presentation of rosacea
Coutinho,Jessica Castiel; Westphal,Danielle Cristine; Lobato,Laís Cruz; Schettini,Antônio Pedro Mendes; Santos,MônicaAbstract Rosacea fulminans or pyoderma faciale is a rare cutaneous disorder that usually affects women usually between the ages of 15-46. The disease is characterized by sudden onset of papules, pustules, cysts, and painful coalescing nodules with red-cyanotic centrofacial erythema. Although its etiology remains unknown, hormonal, immunological, and vascular factors have been reported. Early diagnosis and promp...
T regulatory cells (TREG)(TCD4+CD25+FOXP3+) distribution in the different clini...
Parente,José Napoleão Tavares; Talhari,Carolina; Schettini,Antônio Pedro Mendes; Massone,CesareBACKGROUND: Leprosy is characterized histologically by a spectrum of different granulomatous skin lesions, reflecting patients' immune responses to Mycobacterium leprae. Although CD4+CD25+ FoxP3+ T regulatory cells are pivotal in the immuneregulation, presence, frequency, and distribution of Tregs in leprosy, its reactional states have been investigated in few studies. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to verify the...
Bullous and hemorrhagic lichen sclerosus - Case report
Lima,Raquel Sucupira Andrade; Maquiné,Gustavo Ávila; Schettini,Antônio Pedro Mendes; Santos,MônicaAbstract Lichen sclerosus is a chronic inflammatory disease, usually located in the genital area. The etiology of lichen sclerosus is multifactorial, with participation of genetic, autoimmune, infectious and hormonal factors. Bullous clinical form stems from hydropic degeneration of the basal membrane, constituting a less frequent variant of the disease. In this work, we report the case of a female patient, 55 ...
Follicular mucinosis: an important differential diagnosis of leprosy in an ende...
Westphal,Danielle Cristine; Pennini,Silmara Navarro; Souza,Petra Pereira de; Maquiné,Gustavo Ávila; Schettini,Antônio Pedro Mendes; Santos,MônicaAbstract Primary follicular mucinosis is a rare dermatosis characterized by the accumulation of mucin in the follicular epithelium and sebaceous glands. Clinically, it is characterized by the presence of papules or well-circumscribed and infiltrated plaques. In this paper, we report the case of a female patient, seven years old, evolving for three months with an asymptomatic, erythematous and infiltrated plaque...
Livedoid vasculopathy as a marker of systemic disease: report of two cases
Lima,Raquel Sucupira Andrade; Maquiné,Gustavo Ávila; Talhari,Carolina; Encarnação,Isabel Cristina Lima; Schettini,Antônio Pedro Mendes; Santos,MônicaThe livedoid vasculopathy is an obstructive vascular process of etiology not yet fully known, being possibly associated with several prothrombotic events. It is clinically characterized by the presence of painful and recurring purpuric lesions, which usually suffer ulceration and evolve with formation of white atrophic scars usually located in the lower limbs. Two cases are here reported of painful ulcerated le...
Concurrent primary and secondary myiasis on basal cell carcinoma
Raposo,Adriana Andrade; Schettini,Antônio Pedro Mendes; Massone,CesareMyiasis is a disease caused by infestation of fly larvae in human and other vertebrate tissues. It is a skin condition common in tropical and subtropical countries and its predisposing factors are: chronic diseases, immunodeficiency, poor hygiene, senility, psychiatric disorders, skin cancers and ulcerated mucosae. We report the case of a healthy patient who after traumatic injury of a preexisting lesion showed...
Perfil clínico-epidemiológico das doenças sexualmente transmissíveis em criança...
Ribas,Carla Barros da Rocha; Cunha,Maria da Graça Souza; Schettini,Antônio Pedro Mendes; Ribas,Jonas; Santos,Josie Eiras Bisi dosFUNDAMENTOS: Doenças Sexualmente Transmissíveis em crianças permanecem um problema de saúde pública pouco estudado, sendo ainda necessários esclarecimentos sobre seu manejo e a relação destas com o abuso sexual infantil. OBJETIVOS: Descrever o perfil clínico-epidemiológico das Doenças Sexualmente Transmissíveis em crianças atendidas em centro de referência na cidade de Manaus. MÉTODOS: Realizou-se estudo descri...