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Fixed drug eruption by etoricoxib confirmed by patch test
Sousa,Aline Soares de; Cardoso,José Carlos; Gouveia,Miguel Pinto; Gameiro,Ana Rita; Teixeira,Vera Barreto; Gonçalo,MariaAbstract: Non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs, followed by antibiotics, are the main causes of fixed drug eruption. They provoke one or several round erythematous or bullous lesions that recur in the same place after taking the causative medication. A positive patch test on residual, lesional skin can replace satisfactorily oral reintroduction. We describe the case of a 74-year-old woman with numerous, round...
Bullous pemphigoid and comorbidities: a case-control study in Portuguese patients
Teixeira,Vera Barreto; Cabral,Rita; Brites,Maria Manuel; Vieira,Ricardo; Figueiredo,AméricoBACKGROUND: aAlthough rare, bullous pemphigoid (BP) is the most common autoimmune blistering disease. Recent studies have shown that patients with bullous pemphigoid are more likely to have neurological and psychiatric diseases, particularly prior to the diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid. OBJECTIVE: The aims were: (i) to evaluate the demographic and clinical features of bullous pemphigoid from a database of patie...
Unilateral punctate porokeratosis - Case report
Teixeira,Vera Barreto; Reis,Jose Pedro; Vieira,Ricardo; Tellechea,Oscar; Figueiredo,AmericoThis case report involves a 20-year-old man with unilateral punctate porokeratosis. The patient presented an 8-year history of numerous asymptomatic keratotic papules and pits with linear distribution on his left pal-mar surface and fifth finger of the left hand. Histopathological examination of the keratotic plug revealed findings of distinct epidermal depressions containing cornoid lamellae. This report revie...
Generalized Lichen Nitidus in a boy with Niemann-Pick disease type B
Teixeira,Vera Barreto; Coutinho,Inês; Cardoso,José Carlos; Tellhechea,ÓscarGeneralized lichen nitidus is an uncommon chronic inflammatory dermatosis with very characteristic histological findings. Its pathogenesis is still unclear; very rarely it has been associated with genetic disorders. Herein we report the case of a 12-year-old boy with Niemann-Pick disease who developed generalized lichen nitidus.