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Atypical presentation of cutaneous herpes simplex virus in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

An. bras. dermatol; 94 (1), 2019

Obstrucción duodenal por Strongyloides stercoralis, una complicación inusual

Rev. chil. infectol; 36 (1), 2019
Resumen La estrongiloidiasis es una enfermedad desatendida en Latinoamérica. Las manifestaciones gastrointestinales son inespecíficas y la obstrucción duodenal es una complicación infrecuente. Presentamos el caso clínico de un varón de 31 años, procedente de la selva central de Perú, que ingresó...

Laparoscopic renal biopsy

The Guidelines Project, an initiative of the Brazilian Medical Association, aims to combine information from the medical field in order to standardize producers to assist the reasoning and decision-making of doctors. The information provided through this project must be assessed and criticized by the phy...

Biopsy Path Contamination in Primary Bone Sarcomas

Abstract Objective To determine the incidence of contamination of the biopsy pathway in patients with primary bone sarcomas, as well as the clinical characteristics that influenced this outcome. Materials and Methods The anatomopathological reports of the patients who were treated by the Orthopedic O...

Criobiópsia na prática dermatológica

biópsia de pele é ferramenta propedêutica importante e indispensável para o médico dermatologista. O método convencional de biópsia, com a utilização de anestésicos locais, campos estéreis, instrumental cirúrgico (punch, bisturi, pinças, tesoura) e fios de sutura, exige equipe, tempo e consi...

Prevalencia de tipos histológicos de pólipos gástricos en pacientes adultos de un hospital público de Lima-Perú, en el periodo 2007 al 2016

Objetivos: Determinar la prevalencia de pólipos gástricos detectados mediante endoscopía digestiva alta, en pacientes mayores de 18 años del Hospital Cayetano Heredia, en el periodo 2007-2016. Materiales y métodos: Estudio retrospectivo de corte transversal, realizado con datos de biopsias gástrica...

Prevalência e caracterização das lesões orais na Clínica de Estomatologia da Policlínica Piquet Carneiro – Estudo Retrospectivo de 12 anos

Rev. bras. odontol; 76 (1), 2019
Objetivo: avaliar a prevalência dos principais tipos de lesões submetidas à biópsia e identificar o perfil dos pacientes atendidos no ambulatório de Estomatologia da Policlínica Piquet Carneiro (PPC/UERJ, Rio de Janeiro) no período compreendido entre 2000 e 2012. Material e Métodos: estudo transv...

De novo histoid leprosy in a Colombian patient with multiple skin nodules on the ears and extremities

Abstract Histoid leprosy is an uncommon form of lepromatous leprosy with distinct clinical, histopathological, immunological, and bacteriological features. This variant usually occurs in multibacillary patients who have irregular or inadequate treatment. Herein, we report a case of de novo histoid lepros...

Childhood Sarcoidosis mimicking tuberculosis: a case report

Abstract Sarcoidosis is a rare multisystem chronic inflammatory disease in children. We present a case of a five-year-old child with clinical features mimicking several diseases, including tuberculosis. After failure of treatment based on the suspected diagnosis, an axillary lymph node biopsy showed nonc...

Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis due to cladophialophora bantiana: a first case report in an immunocompetent patient in Latin America and a brief literature review

Abstract We report a rare case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora bantiana in an immunocompetent patient in Amazonas, Brazil. This dematiaceous fungus has been mainly associated with life-threatening infections affecting the central nervous systems of immunosuppressed patients. ...