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Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (2), 2018
Abstract: Primary cutaneous lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma is a rare disease with low metastatic potential. Its morphologic and pathological features are similar to those of nasopharyngeal lymphoepithelial carcinoma. We report the case of a 60-year-old man with an infrapalpebral pearly papule, measurin...

Dermoscopy of inflammatory breast cancer

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (2), 2018
Abstract: Inflammatory breast cancer is an aggressive and infiltrative malignancy that is often misdiagnosed as an infection because of its symptoms and signs of inflammation, delaying proper diagnosis and treatment. We report a case of inflammatory breast cancer showing correlation between dermoscopic a...

Case for diagnosis. Multinucleated cell angiohistiocytoma

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (2), 2018
Abstract: Multinucleate cell angiohistiocytoma is a rare idiopathic benign fibrohistiocytic and vascular proliferation usually presenting as multiple asymptomatic papules, red to violaceous in colour, primarily located on the extremities of middle-aged females. This entity is probably underdiagnosed due ...

Gnathostomiasis: an emerging infectious disease relevant to all dermatologists

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (2), 2018
Abstract: Gnathostomiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the third larval stage of nematodes of the genus Gnathostoma. The disease is endemic in some countries around the world. In the American continent, the majority of cases is concentrated in Mexico, Ecuador, and Peru. However, due to increasing t...

Oral mucosa lesions as atypical manifestation of adult-onset Still´s disease

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (2), 2018
Abstract: Adult-onset Still's disease is a systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, characterized by skin rash, spiking fever, arthralgias or arthritis, and leukocytosis. The typical skin rash is evanescent, salmon-pink, nonpruritic and maculopapular, predominantly on the extremities. It is co...

Lobomycosis: a therapeutic challenge

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (2), 2018
Abstract: Lobomycosis or lacaziosis is a chronic granulomatous fungal infection caused by Lacazia loboi. Most cases are restricted to tropical regions. Transmission is believed to occur through traumatic inoculation in the skin, mainly in exposed areas. It is characterized by keloid-like nodules. There a...

An unusual variant of atrophic dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (2), 2018
Abstract: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is an uncommon neoplasm that is most often seen in young adults. The most common clinical presentation is the protruding form; however, other subtypes are known, such as the atrophic. In 2012 there were only 33 reports of this variant in the literature. Many case...

Perianal hidradenoma papilliferum

ABSTRACT Hidradenoma papilliferum is a benign cystic tumor originated in apocrine sweat glands of the anogenital region. It is common in vulvar topography and rare in the perianal region. A well-documented case of a patient with slow-growing perianal nodulation without pain or other symptoms is reported....