Abstract Bromoderma is a cutaneous eruption caused by the absorption of bromide. Clinical manifestations include acneiform and vegetative lesions. We report the case of an infant with bromoderma caused by the use of syrup for abdominal colic containing calcium bromide. The lesions regressed after discont...
Abstract Histiocytoid Sweet's Syndrome is a rare inflammatory disease described in 2005 as a variant of the classical Sweet's Syndrome (SS). Histopathologically, the dermal inflammatory infiltrate is composed mainly of mononuclear cells that have a histiocytic appearance and represent immature myeloid ce...
Abstract Acral persistent papular mucinosis (APPM) is a rare subtype of localized lichen myxedematosus. It consists of small papules localized exclusively on the back of the hands, wrists and extensor aspects of distal forearms with no other clinical or laboratory manifestations. The lesions tend to pers...
Abstract Cutaneous reactions associated with interferons (IFNs) treatment are either localized or generalized. The most common presentation of localized reactions at IFNs injection site is usually an erythematous patch or plaque. Local leukocytoclastic vasculitis presenting with cutaneous necrosis is ext...
Interferón gamma/efectos adversos,
Piel/patología,
Vasculitis Leucocitoclástica Cutánea/inducido químicamente,
Antiinflamatorios/uso terapéutico,
Colchicina/uso terapéutico,
Eritema/inducido químicamente,
Eritema/patología,
Inyecciones Subcutáneas/efectos adversos,
Necrosis/inducido químicamente,
Necrosis/patología,
Prednisona/uso terapéutico,
Piel/efectos de los fármacos,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Vasculitis Leucocitoclástica Cutánea/tratamiento farmacológico,
Vasculitis Leucocitoclástica Cutánea/patología
Abstract The use of tumor necrosis factor antagonists (anti-TNF) has become a usual practice to treat various inflammatory diseases. Although indicated for the treatment of psoriasis, anti-TNF may paradoxically trigger a psoriasiform condition. We present a case of a female patient who, during the use of...
Abstract The association of mycosis fungoides and kaposi’s sarcoma in HIV-negative patients is a rare phenomenon. The presence of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) – associated with all forms of Kaposi’s sarcoma – has also been recently identified in mycosis fungoides lesions. However, ...
Micosis Fungoide/complicaciones,
Micosis Fungoide/patología,
Sarcoma de Kaposi/patología,
Sarcoma de Kaposi/virología,
Neoplasias Cutáneas/patología,
Neoplasias Cutáneas/virología,
Biopsia,
Herpesvirus Humano 8/aislamiento & purificación,
Inmunohistoquímica,
Terapia de Inmunosupresión,
Micosis Fungoide/terapia,
Fototerapia,
Sarcoma de Kaposi/inmunología,
Piel/patología,
Piel/virología,
Neoplasias Cutáneas/inmunología
Abstract Gianotti-Crosti syndrome is a rare disease characterized by acral papular eruption with symmetrical distribution. It is a benign and self-limited disease; the symptoms disappear after two to eight weeks, without recurrences or scars. Skin lesions are usually asymptomatic. Prodrome might occur, s...
Summary Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is a malignancy of mature CD4+ T-cells caused by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). Twenty million people are believed to be infected throughout the world, mostly in Japan, Africa, the Caribbean, and South America, particularly in Brazil and Peru...
SUMMARY Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are uncommon, acute and potentially life-threatening adverse cutaneous drug reactions. These pathologies are considered a hypersensitivity reaction and can be triggered by drugs, infections and malignancies. The drugs most often ...
ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) treatment on the expression of wound-healing-related genes in cultured keratinocytes from burn patients. METHODS: Keratinocytes were cultured and divided into 4 groups (n=4 in each group): TKB (KGF-treated keratinocytes from b...
Quemaduras/genética,
Factor 7 de Crecimiento de Fibroblastos/farmacología,
Expresión Génica/genética,
Queratinocitos/efectos de los fármacos,
Cicatrización de Heridas/genética,
Quemaduras/patología,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Células Cultivadas,
Regulación hacia Abajo,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa,
Piel/citología
