Results: 61

Interferon-gamma-induced local leukocytoclastic vasculitis at the subcutaneous injection site

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (5,supl.1), 2016
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...

Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis associated with spider bite

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (4), 2016
Abstract: Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is an acute febrile rash, usually induced by drugs, which recently has been linked to spider bite. We report a case of a male patient, 48 years old, with an erythematous rash accompanied by fever and small non-follicular pustules. He reported pr...

Eosinophilic annular erythema in childhood - Case report

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (4), 2016
Abstract: Eosinophilic annular erythema is a rare, benign, recurrent disease, clinically characterized by persistent, annular, erythematous lesions, revealing histopathologically perivascular infiltrates with abundant eosinophils. This report describes an unusual case of eosinophilic annular erythema in ...

Case for diagnosis. Metastatic Crohn's disease

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (4), 2016
Abstract: Metastatic Crohn's disease is a rare skin manifestation, defined by granulomatous skin lesions that are discontinuous to the affected gastrointestinal tract and histopathologically resembling inflammatory bowel lesions. Up to 44% of patients with Crohn's disease have cutaneous manifestations, o...

Lichen sclerosus associated with localized scleroderma: dermoscopy contribution

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (4), 2016
Abstract: Lichen sclerosus is an uncommon inflammatory dermatosis with preferential involvement of the urogenital region. The extragenital involvement is uncommon and is characterized by small rounded macules or papules, pearly white in color. The coexistence of lichen sclerosus and scleroderma plaques i...

Rheumatoid arthritis and pseudo-vesicular skin plaques: rheumatoid neutrophilic dermatosis

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (4), 2016
Abstract: A 54 year-old woman with a 3-year history of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) consulted us because of weight loss, fever and skin eruption. On physical examination, erythematous plaques with a pseudo-vesicular appearance were seen on the back of both shoulders. Histological examination was consistent ...

Benign skin disease with pustules in the newborn

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (2), 2016
Abstract: The neonatal period comprises the first four weeks of life. It is a period of adaptation where the skin often presents several changes: transient lesions, resulting from a physiological response, others as a consequence of transient diseases and some as markers of severe disorders. The presence...

Demodicosis: revisión de la literatura

Rev. chil. dermatol; 32 (1), 2016
La demodicosis es una patología cutánea crónica caracterizada por lesiones eritemato-maculares pruriginosas, cuyo agente causal son ácaros foliculares del género Demodex. Presenta un abanico amplio y polimorfo de manifestaciones clínicas, donde la sospecha clínica se presentará frente a una erupc...

Dermatosis cenicienta: revisión y diagnóstico diferencial con otros trastornos pigmentarios idiopáticos
Ashy dermatosis: revision and differential diagnosis with other idiopathic pigmentary disorders

Rev. chil. dermatol; 32 (4), 2016
La dermatosis cenicienta es un trastorno pigmentario infrecuente que se presenta en individuos de piel morena, especialmente en centroamericanos. Las lesiones consisten en manchas hiperpigmentadas de coloración gris-azulada, principalmente localizadas en la cara, tronco y brazos. Su principal diagnósti...

Syndrome in question

An. bras. dermatol; 90 (6), 2015
Abstract: Morbihan Syndrome is a rare entity with unknown etiology. It is clinically characterized by chronic erythematous edema on the face - especially in the middle and upper third of the face - and creates abnormal facial contours that are initially intermitent but become permanent with the developme...