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Histiocytoid Sweet's syndrome presenting with annular erythematous plaques

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (5,supl.1), 2016
Abstract Histiocytoid Sweet's Syndrome is a rare inflammatory disease described in 2005 as a variant of the classical Sweet's Syndrome (SS). Histopathologically, the dermal inflammatory infiltrate is composed mainly of mononuclear cells that have a histiocytic appearance and represent immature myeloid ce...

Porokeratosis simulating Bowen's disease on dermoscopy

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (5,supl.1), 2016
Abstract Porokeratosis is a disorder of epidermal keratinization characterized by the presence of annular hyperkeratotic plaques. Its etiopathogenesis is not yet fully understood, but a relationship with immunosuppression has been reported. Dermoscopic examination revealed a classic yellowish-white ring-...

Interferon-gamma-induced local leukocytoclastic vasculitis at the subcutaneous injection site

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (5,supl.1), 2016
Abstract Cutaneous reactions associated with interferons (IFNs) treatment are either localized or generalized. The most common presentation of localized reactions at IFNs injection site is usually an erythematous patch or plaque. Local leukocytoclastic vasculitis presenting with cutaneous necrosis is ext...

Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis associated with spider bite

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (4), 2016
Abstract: Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is an acute febrile rash, usually induced by drugs, which recently has been linked to spider bite. We report a case of a male patient, 48 years old, with an erythematous rash accompanied by fever and small non-follicular pustules. He reported pr...

Eosinophilic annular erythema in childhood - Case report

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (4), 2016
Abstract: Eosinophilic annular erythema is a rare, benign, recurrent disease, clinically characterized by persistent, annular, erythematous lesions, revealing histopathologically perivascular infiltrates with abundant eosinophils. This report describes an unusual case of eosinophilic annular erythema in ...

Case for diagnosis. Metastatic Crohn's disease

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (4), 2016
Abstract: Metastatic Crohn's disease is a rare skin manifestation, defined by granulomatous skin lesions that are discontinuous to the affected gastrointestinal tract and histopathologically resembling inflammatory bowel lesions. Up to 44% of patients with Crohn's disease have cutaneous manifestations, o...

Lichen sclerosus associated with localized scleroderma: dermoscopy contribution

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (4), 2016
Abstract: Lichen sclerosus is an uncommon inflammatory dermatosis with preferential involvement of the urogenital region. The extragenital involvement is uncommon and is characterized by small rounded macules or papules, pearly white in color. The coexistence of lichen sclerosus and scleroderma plaques i...

Rheumatoid arthritis and pseudo-vesicular skin plaques: rheumatoid neutrophilic dermatosis

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (4), 2016
Abstract: A 54 year-old woman with a 3-year history of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) consulted us because of weight loss, fever and skin eruption. On physical examination, erythematous plaques with a pseudo-vesicular appearance were seen on the back of both shoulders. Histological examination was consistent ...

Syndrome in question

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (3), 2016
Abstract: Dermatomyositis is a rare inflammatory disease, autoimmune, with proximal myopathy associated with characteristic dermatological manifestations. In adults, 20-50% of the cases are paraneoplastic manifestation, being mandatory the workup for malignancy Herein we report a case of a woman with cla...

Type 2 leprosy reaction with Sweet's syndrome-like presentation

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (3), 2016
Abstract Leprosy is a chronic disease characterized by manifestations in the peripheral nerves and skin. The course of the disease may be interrupted by acute phenomena called reactions. This article reports a peculiar case of type 2 leprosy reaction with Sweet's syndrome-like features as the first clini...