Results: 57

Dermis-fat graft for anophthalmic socket reconstruction: indications and outcomes

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes of dermis-fat graft procedure for orbital volume replacement in anophthalmic socket. Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed studying all dermis-fat graft surgeries done at King Khlaed Eye Specialist Hospital in the last 10-year period. Sixty-two a...

Topical corticosteroid therapy: a treatment option for nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis?

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (1), 2018

Histomorphometric analysis of the skin of women during the reproductive period

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the histomorphometry of the skin of women during the reproductive period according to the Fitzpatrick classification. METHODS: Thirty women aged 30 to 45 years were included in this study. We studied the surgical sites of extracted nevi. The material was...

Knockout of p16INK4a promotes aggregative growth of dermal papilla cells

Summary Objective: Dermal papilla cells (DPCs) are located in the hair follicles and play an important role in hair growth. These cells have the ability to induce hair follicle formation when they display aggregative behavior. DPCs derived from the androgenetic alopecia (AGA) area undergo premature sene...

Ultrastructural aspects of pseudoxanthoma elasticum

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (4), 2017
Abstract: We report the ultrastructural findings in a case of a 72-year-old black woman with confluent yellowish papules in the cervical region. She had no comorbidities. Ophthalmological examination, electrocardiogram, and echocardiogram were normal. Hematoxylin-eosin staining of the affected skin showe...

Lyme disease in a Brazilian traveler who returned from Germany

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (1), 2017