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Lyme disease in a Brazilian traveler who returned from Germany

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (1), 2017

Erythema dyschromicum perstans in a child following an enteroviral meningitis

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT A healthy 6-year-old boy presented with an erythematous macular exanthema, meningeal signs and fever, initially diagnosed with probable bacterial meningitis and treated with antibiotic and anti-inflammatory drugs. Enteroviral meningitis was confirmed, but the skin lesions continued to evolve and...

Tumor e síndrome carcinoide. Relato de caso

As neoplasias neuroendócrinas são tumores raros, cuja prevalência varia de 0,7 a 4,48 casos em 100 mil habitantes. Menos de um quinto dos pacientes tem a síndrome carcinoide, que pode ser marcada por flushing, diarreia, dor abdominal, alterações cardíacas, pulmonares e pelagra. A dosagem do ácido...

Granuloma annulare treated with narrowband UVB phototherapy

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract Granuloma annulare is a benign cutaneous inflammatory disease, whose lesions have spontaneous improvement in two years in 50% of cases, but there is recurrence in 40% of patients. Treatment may be topical, intralesional or systemic. The use of phototherapy with narrowband UVB is highlighted, who...

Eosinophilic annular erythema in adults: report of two cases and review of the literature

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract We herein report two cases of eosinophilic annular erythema in adults, which is rare. In both patients, lesions developed rapidly in few days and were located mainly on the trunk, buttocks, and extremities. Diagnosis was histopathological, with typical features including acute dermal inflammator...

Congenital Langerhans cell histiocytosis: a good prognosis disease?

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract: Langerhans cell histiocytosis is rare and more frequent in children. The skin is affected in 50% of the cases and is the only site in 10%. Its course varies from self-limited and localized forms to severe multisystemic forms. Congenital cases are usually exclusively cutaneous and self-limited, ...

The importance of direct immunofluorescence in pemphigus herpetiformis diagnosis

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract Pemphigus herpetiformis is an autoimmune bullous disease, that combines clinical features of dermatitis herpetiformis and linear IgA bullous dermatosis and immunological characteristics of pemphigus, which makes this disease peculiar and this diagnosis rarely suspected in the first evaluation of...