Abstract Leprosy, whose etiological agent is Mycobacterium leprae, is a chronic infectious disease that mainly affects the skin and peripheral nervous system. The diagnosis of leprosy is based on clinical evaluation, whereas histopathological analysis and bacilloscopy are complementary diagnostic tools. ...
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate wound contraction and the concentration of mast cells in skin wounds treated with wild plum (Ximenia americana) essential oil-based ointment in rats. Methods: Sixty rats were submitted to two cutaneous wounds in the thoracic region, on the right and left antimeres. Thereon...
Introducción: El lupus eritematoso infantil incluye las distintas variedades de lupus eritematoso del adulto y además una forma exclusiva de la edad pediátrica: el lupus neonatal. Aunque el lupus eritematoso sistémico, subagudo y discoide pediátricos comparten las características esenciales de las ...
Pruritus represents one of the main clinical complaints in medical practice, and leads to significant impairment of life quality and some discomfort. Although the knowledge of its main primary
and secondary etiologies is well-established in Internal Medicine, especially in Hepatology, its pathophysiologi...
Chediak-Higashi syndrome (CHS) is a rare autosomal recessive immunodeficiency disease characterized by frequent infections, hypopigmentation, progressive neurologic deterioration and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), known as the accelerated phase. There is little experience in the accelerated ph...
ABSTRACT Metronidazole (MTZ) is widely used as the standard antibiotic for the treatment of rosacea and, more recently, is being used off label in Brazilian hospitals for the treatment of wounds. Following oral administration, minimal amounts of active agent reaches the skin and side effects are strongly...