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Case for diagnosis. Keloidal cord-like lesion on the leg,
Oliveira,Flaviano da Silva; Lopes,Nadya Picanço; Talhari,Carolina; Schettini,AntonioAbstract We report a 74-year-old male presented to an outpatient dermatology clinic in Manaus, Amazonas, with a one-year history of pruritic, keloidal lesions on his left lower extremity. Histopathology showed round structures in reticular dermis. Grocott methenamine silver stain revealed numerous round yeasts with thick double walls, occurring singly or in chains connected by tubular projections. The diagnosis...
Atypical manifestations of recent syphilis: study of 19 cases,
Sardinha,José Carlos; de Lima,Livia Lima; Heibel,Marcel; Schettini,Antonio; Talhari,Sinesio; Talhari,CarolinaAbstract Background: Syphilis is one of the most common diseases that start with genital ulcers. Aside from the initial, classic ulcerative lesion of syphilis, called hard chancre, atypical presentations are common, with erosions, erythema, edema, balanitis, and other dermatological manifestations. Associated with initial genital lesions, the presence of inguinal adenopathies is frequent, and the presence of ha...