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Melanoma in situ and syringoma: a rare collision tumor. Clinical-pathological report of a case

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract Collision or contiguous tumors, defined as two or more distinct tumors occurring at one site, are often an unexpected finding and may represent a diagnostic challenge, as clinical and histological presentations do not always coincide. Various combinations of collision tumors have been described ...

Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides: challenging clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical diagnosis

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract Mycosis fungoides is a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma with various clinical and pathological presentations. Early lesions are nonspecific, which hinders early diagnosis. The folliculotropic subtype is manifested as acneiform lesions, follicular papules or erythematous plaques mainly on the face, neck...

Osteoma cutis: rare painful tumor in atypical location

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract Osteoma cutis or cutaneous ossification is a rare entity characterized by the formation of bone in the skin. We present an isolated primary osteoma cutis located on the palm, an atypical location....

Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa causing refractory skin deformation and pigmentation as sequel

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract: A 39-year-old woman presented with prominent and painful livedo reticularis lesions spreading on her upper and lower extremities. Histopathologically, the small-to medium-sized arteries in the deep dermis and subcutis showed necrotizing vasculitis with cellular infiltration, suggesting cutaneou...

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...

Cutaneous myeloid sarcoma associated with chronic myeloid leukemia

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract: Myeloid sarcoma is an extramedullary tumor of malignant myeloid cells often associated with acute myeloid leukemia, chronic myeloproliferative disorders and myelodysplastic syndromes. The skin is one of the most commonly affected sites. We report a rare case of cutaneous myeloid sarcoma associa...

Pyoderma gangrenosum associated with left iliac vein compression syndrome: presentation of difficult diagnosis

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract: Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare neutrophilic dermatosis of unknown etiology, of which the most frequent clinical manifestations are ulcers. The diagnosis difficulty is, among other things, to rule out other causes of ulcers, since it is considered a diagnosis of exclusion. Skin ulcerations may a...

Ashy dermatosis with involvement of mucous membranes

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract: Ashy dermatosis is a rare condition, of unknown aetiology, in which mucous membranes are typically spared. The authors report the case of a 57-year-old female with a history of asymptomatic gray-bluish macules located on the trunk and oral mucosa. There were no relief changes on examination. Sk...

Pemphigus foliaceus with pustular presentation in a patient with psoriasis

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract Pemphigus foliaceus is a chronic autoimmune disease of the skin, clinically characterized by scaly and crusty cutaneous erosions involving the seborrheic areas. The patient can eventually become erythrodermic. There are reports of atypical cases of pemphigus foliaceus with pustules and neutrophi...

Deferasirox-induced urticarial vasculitis in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract Deferasirox is an iron chelator agent used in the treatment of diseases with iron overload, such as thalassemia and myelodysplastic syndrome. Although the majority of adverse reactions of deferasirox involve gastrointestinal symptoms and increase in serum creatinine and transaminases, skin rashe...