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Agminated blue nevus - Case report

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (5), 2016
Abstract: Blue nevi are benign melanocytic lesions located in the deeper reticular dermis, consequence of failure of melanocytic migration into the dermal-epidermal junction from the neural crest. Lesions are usually asymptomatic and solitary, but may present in a multiple or agminated (grouped) pattern....

Milia-like calcinosis cutis in a girl with Down syndrome

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (5), 2016
Abstract: Milia-like idiopathic calcinosis cutis (MICC) is a very rare dermatological disorder characterized by multiple whitish to skin colored, milia-like papules, mostly found on the hands. MICC can disappear spontaneously by adulthood; therefore, its early recognition is crucial to avoiding unnecessa...

Multiple cutaneous melanomas associated with gastric and brain metastases

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (5,supl.1), 2016
Abstract The occurrence of multiple primary melanomas in a single individual is rare. Most commonly, malignant melanocytic lesions subsequent to the initial diagnosis of melanoma are secondary cutaneous metastases. We report a patient with gastrointestinal bleeding from gastric metastasis of cutaneous me...

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-...

Porokeratosis ptychotropica: a rare manifestation with typical histological exam

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (4), 2016
Abstract: Porokeratosis is a disorder of epidermal keratinization characterized clinically by a distinctive ridge-like border, and histologically by cornoid lamellae. The known clinical variants of porokeratosis are: classic porokeratosis of Mibelli, disseminated superficial (actinic) porokeratosis (DSAP...

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...

Carcinoma de células de Merkel: apresentação clínica, dermatoscópica e imuno-histoquímica de um tumor raro

Carcinoma de células de Merkel é tumor cutâneo neuroendócrino raro e altamente agressivo. Objetiva-se neste artigo alertar para a possibilidade desse diagnóstico, geralmente não considerado hipótese inicial em neoplasias cutâneas. Relatamos dois casos de pacientes do sexo feminino, idosas com que...

Dermatofibroma simulating seborrheic keratosis dermoscopically

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (3), 2016
Abstract: Dermatofibroma is a frequent benign tumor of easy clinical diagnosis in most cases, but that can mimic other dermatoses. Dermoscopy may help to define the diagnosis and its classical pattern is a central white area, similar to a scar, surrounded by a discrete pigment network. However, dermoscop...

Queratodermia aquagénica: reporte de un caso
Aquagenic keratoderma: report of a case

Rev. chil. dermatol; 32 (1), 2016
La Queratodermia Aquagénica (QA) es una enfermedad adquirida poco frecuente de tipo transitoria que se localiza de preferencia en palmas de manos y raramente en la planta de los pies. Mujer de 20 años, portadora de Fibrosis Quística (FQ) que consulta por lesiones en palmas de manos de aspecto blanquec...

Xantogranuloma juvenil múltiple: variante inusual en un lactante
Multiple juvenile xanthogranuloma: unusual variant in an infant

Rev. chil. dermatol; 32 (1), 2016
El Xantogranuloma Juvenil (XJ) es un tumor benigno de la infancia, constituido por histiocitos progresivamente lipidizados, en ausencia de anomalías metabólicas. Se reporta un caso de XJ múltiple en un lactante. Paciente masculino de 1 año y 11 meses de edad, sin antecedentes mórbidos. Consultó por...