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Bowen's disease of the penile shaft presenting as a pigmented macule: dermoscopy, reflectance confocal microscopy and histopathological correlation,

An. bras. dermatol; 96 (5), 2021
Abstract The penile localization of pigmented Bowen's disease has been rarely reported and has been mostly related to human papillomavirus infection. Early diagnosis and treatment are important to prevent progression to invasive squamous cell carcinoma. However, diagnosis can be challenging because it ma...

Evaluation of non-endemic pemphigus foliaceus in a large series of patients: a single-center retrospective study from Turkey focuses on the relapses

An. bras. dermatol; 96 (4), 2021
Abstract Background: Pemphigus foliaceus is exceedingly rare around the world, except within the few regions where it occurs as an endemic variant. Various factors can trigger immune mechanisms that induce pemphigus foliaceus or worsen its course. Objective: To determine the demographic and clinical ch...

Dermoscopy of the iris: identification of Lisch nodules and contribution to the diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 1

An. bras. dermatol; 96 (4), 2021
Abstract Neurofibromatosis is a common genodermatosis, whose diagnosis often involves the participation of a dermatologist. A case of a 38-year-old female patient with four café-au-lait macules and eleven neurofibromas on clinical examination is presented. Dermoscopy allowed the identification of Lisch ...

Total body mapping in the follow-up of melanocytic lesions: recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Dermatology

An. bras. dermatol; 96 (4), 2021
Abstract Total body mapping comprises photographic documentation of the entire body surface followed by digital dermatoscopy of selected melanocytic lesions, aiming to compare their evolution over time and identify new lesions. As this is an exam based on comparative analysis of serial dermoscopic body i...

Utilidad del dermatoscopio en la correlación clínica e histológica de nevus pigmentados
Usefulness of Dermatoscopy in the clinical and histological correlation of Pigmented Nevi

Introducción: La precisión diagnóstica de los nevus pigmentados ha sido una constante preocupación por los dermatólogos. Objetivo: Identificar la utilidad del dermatoscopio en la correlación de las características clínicas y los patrones dermatoscópicos de nevus pigmentados y su asociación co...

Esporotricosis, una realidad aún presente en Chile: a propósito de un caso

Rev. Méd. Clín. Condes; 32 (2), 2021
OBJETIVO: Reportar un caso de esporotricosis linfocutánea contraída en Chile y realizar una revisión de la literatura con énfasis en los hallazgos dermatoscópicos de las lesiones y en los casos reportados en el país. CASO CLÍNICO: Paciente adulto mayor con lesiones nodulares ulceradas sigu...

Melanomas de diámetro pequeño: papel de la dermatoscopia y seguimiento con dermatoscopia digital

Dermatol. argent; 27 (1), 2021
Antecedentes: El reconocimiento de los melanomas de diámetro pequeño (MDP) a menudo plantea un desafío. Objetivos: Analizar el papel de la dermatoscopia y el seguimiento con dermatoscopia digital en el diagnóstico de los MDP. Diseño: Análisis retrospectivo, observacional, descrip...

Dermoscopic evaluation of superficial spreading melanoma

An. bras. dermatol; 96 (2), 2021
Abstract Background: Dermoscopy increases the sensitivity of the diagnosis of melanoma, leading to its early identification and increasing the chances of cure. Objective: To describe the clinical and dermoscopic characteristics of superficial spreading melanomas, and to detect the differences between i...