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Utilidad del método clínico en el diagnóstico de algunos síndromes genéticos
Use fulness of the clinical method for diagnosing a group of clinical syndromes

Introducción: El método científico es un método general, constituido por varias etapas necesarias en el desarrollo de toda investigación científica. Es la forma de abordar la realidad y estudiar los fenómenos de la naturaleza, para descubrir su esencia y sus interrelaciones. El método clínico es...

Lesión cutánea por radiación en angioplastía coronaria compleja

Rev. chil. cardiol; 37 (2), 2018
Resumen: Las lesiones cutáneas por radiación (LCR) son una complicación infrecuente, con un estimado de 3.600 casos de lesiones mayores reportados en la actualidad. Presentamos un caso de lesión eritematosa mayor por radiación posterior a angioplastía coronaria fallida y en segundo tiempo angioplas...

Pigmented purpura and cutaneous vascular occlusion syndromes

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (3), 2018
Abstract: Purpura is defined as a visible hemorrhage in the skin or mucosa, which is not evanescent upon pressure. Proper classification allows a better patient approach due to its multiple diagnoses. Purpuras can be categorized by size, morphology, and other characteristics. The course varies according ...

Secondary glaucoma induced by bilateral acute depigmentation of the iris

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 76 (6), 2017
Abstract We report a case of a middle-aged woman who developed acute, bilateral, symmetrical, slightly transilluminating depigmentation of the iris and pigment discharge into the anterior chamber following the use of oral moxifloxacin for bacterial sinusitis. She had been misdiagnosed as having autoimmun...

Hipercromia pós-inflamatória associada à psoríase. Relato de caso

A Hipercromia pós-inflamatória (HPI), desordem de pigmentação da pele decorrente da produção exagerada de melanina, apresenta-se sob a forma de manchas hipercrômicas e representa uma sequela importante da psoríase, uma dermatose inflamatória. Objetiva-se, neste artigo, um relato de caso, descrev...

Schamberg's disease: case report with therapeutic success by using colchicine

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (2), 2017
Abstract: Pigmented purpuric dermatoses (PPD) include a spectrum of diseases with different clinical aspects, but with similar histopathological features. Specific clinical findings allow the division of PPD in variants. Schamberg's disease is the most common. Treatment is sometimes ineffective and recur...

A case of pigmented Bowen's disease

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Pigmented Bowen's disease is a rare subtype of Bowen's disease. Clinically it presents as a slow-growing, well-defined, hyperpigmented plaque, and should be included as a differential diagnosis of other pigmented lesions. The authors describe a challenging case of pigmented Bowen's disease with ...

Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa causing refractory skin deformation and pigmentation as sequel

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract: A 39-year-old woman presented with prominent and painful livedo reticularis lesions spreading on her upper and lower extremities. Histopathologically, the small-to medium-sized arteries in the deep dermis and subcutis showed necrotizing vasculitis with cellular infiltration, suggesting cutaneou...

Dermatoscopy-guided therapy of pigmented basal cell carcinoma with imiquimod

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (6), 2016
Abstract BACKGROUND: Dermatoscopy is a non-invasive diagnostic tool used to examine skin lesions with an optical magnification. It has been suggested as a useful tool for monitoring therapeutic response in lentigo maligna patients treated with imiquimod. OBJECTIVE: To examine the accuracy of dermatosco...

Dermatoscopic findings of pigmented purpuric dermatosis

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (5), 2016
Abstract: Background: Pigmented purpuric dermatosis is a chronic skin disorder of unknown aetiology characterised by symmetrical petechial and pigmented macules, often confined to the lower limbs. The aetiology of pigmented purpuric dermatosis is unknown. Dermatoscopy is a non-invasive diagnostic techni...