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Atopic Dermatitis: Improving Patient Access to Health Care in Dermatology
Torres, T; Gonçalo, M; Paiva-Lopes, MJ; Claro, C; Varela, P; Silva, JM; Cordeiro, A; Mendes-Bastos, PIntroduction and Objective: The present study on atopic dermatitis (AD) in Portugal aims to characterize patient needs and discuss measures to improve health care in dermatology, particularly in cases of moderate to severe disease. Methods: The study was conducted in three phases–(1) data collection on the patient access to healthcare and subsequent analysis; (2) critical evaluation of the data in individual in...
Portuguese Position Paper on the Use of Biosimilars in Psoriasis
Torres, T; Ferreira, A; Ferreira, P; Henriques, M; Leite, L; Magina, S; Marques Pinto, G; Oliveira, H; Sousa Basto, A; Tavares Bello, R; Varela, P
Portuguese Position Paper on the Use of Biosimilars in Psoriasis
Torres, T; Ferreira, A; Ferreira, P; Henriques, M; Leite, L; Magina, S; Marques Pinto, G; Oliveira, H; Sousa Basto, A; Tavares Bello, R; Varela, P
Gaps and barriers to tuberculosis screening among anti-tumor necrosis factor pr...
Xerinda, S; Oliveira, O; Lucas, R; Fonseca, JE; Varela, P; Cotter, J; Duarte, RDelegates from the Tuberculosis Committee of the Portuguese Pulmonology Society, the Portuguese Rheumatology Society, the Portuguese Dermatology and Venereology Society and the Portuguese Gastroenterology Society, have revised and updated, in 2012, their guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection and active tuberculosis in patients that are candidates for therapy with biologic d...
Reacções cutâneas adversas aos inibidores do EGFR: receptor do factor de cresci...
Varela, P; Gonçalo, Margarida; Moura, C; Barroso, A
Reacções cutâneas adversas aos inibidores do EGFR: receptor do epidermal growth...
Moura, C; Gonçalo, Margarida; Barroso, A; Varela, P
An outbreak of occupational textile dye dermatitis from Disperse Blue 106
Mota, F; Silva, E; Varela, P; Azenha, A; Massa, A
Photosensitivity induced by piroxicam.
Varela, P; Amorim, I; Sanches, M; Massa, A; Santos, EIn Portugal, piroxicam is one of the most prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs) and is frequently associated to photosensitivity skin reactions, well known by all dermatologists. The authors review the physiopathology and clinical patterns of this adverse drug reaction. Importance is given to the high prevalence of thimerosal sensitisation in our country, a marker of piroxicam photosensitiv...