Results: 17

Pseudomycetoma of the scalp caused by Microsporum canis

An. bras. dermatol; 95 (3), 2020
Abstract Pseudomycetoma is an extremely rare deep mycosis, caused by dermatophytic fungi that penetrate the tissue from infected follicles of tinea capitis. Both clinically and histopathology are similar to eumycetoma, being distinguished through the isolation of the fungus, which in the case of pseudomy...

Osteonevus of Nanta: a case report in a combined melanocytic nevus

An. bras. dermatol; 95 (3), 2020
Abstract Secondary osteoma cutis is a phenomenon that may occur in several conditions. When it occurs in a melanocytic nevus it is named osteonevus of Nanta, an event considered uncommon and characterized by the presence of bone formation adjacent or interposed with melanocytic cells. There are reports o...

Complete form of pachydermoperiostosis

An. bras. dermatol; 95 (1), 2020
Abstract Pachydermoperiostosis (PDP) or primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (PHO) is a rare hereditary disease characterized by digital clubbing, pachydermia, and periostosis. Its pathogenesis is uncertain and the diagnosis is based on clinical and radiological data. A complete form of the syndrome is ...

Melanoacanthoma: a potential pitfall of reflectance confocal microscopy

An. bras. dermatol; 94 (6), 2019
Abstract Melanoacanthoma is a rare variant of seborrheic keratosis, which is notable for dark pigmentation and fast radial growth, making it difficult to distinguish from melanoma. Histologically, it is characterized by proliferation of keratinocytes and dendritic melanocytes. The authors report a scalp ...

Trichoscopy findings in dissecting cellulitis

An. bras. dermatol; 94 (5), 2019
Abstract Dissecting cellulitis is an inflammatory, chronic, and recurrent disease of the hair follicles that mainly affects young Afro-descendent men. Trichoscopy is a method of great diagnostic value for disorders of the scalp. Clinical and trichoscopic findings of dissecting cellulitis are heterogeneou...

Lichen planus with multiple system involvement including the mouth, vagina, urethra, and scalp: a case report

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (10), 2019
This is a case report of lichen planus (LP) with multiple system involvement. A 35-year-old female patient was admitted in November 2014 with a 5-year history of painful/difficult sexual intercourse and loss of oral mucosa, and an 8-year history of focal hair loss. Earlier, the patient had been unable to...

Wound myiasis: the role of entodermoscopy

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (5), 2018
Abstract: Although wound or traumatic myiasis is common in tropical countries, only recently cases associated with underlying dermatoses, such as seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis, have been reported. We describe a patient with seborrheic dermatitis and an ulcerated lesion on the scalp, in which the de...