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Case for diagnosis. Cutaneous small vessel vasculitis (anti-proteinase 3 positive), fever, hemoptysis, and lung cavitation in an adult

An. bras. dermatol; 96 (2), 2021
Abstract Small vessel vasculitis with anti-proteinase antibodies 3 is an atypical clinical presentation of tuberculosis. The authors present the case of a 47-year-old male patient, with palpable purpura and palmoplantar hemorrhagic blisters, with subsequent dissemination. He presented severe pulmonary sy...

Update on vasculitis: an overview and dermatological clues for clinical and histopathological diagnosis - part I

An. bras. dermatol; 95 (3), 2020
Abstract The term vasculitis refers to the inflammation of vessel walls. It may range in severity from a self-limited disorder in one single organ to a life-threatening disease due to multiple organ failure. It has many causes, although they result in only a few histological patterns of vascular inflamma...

Intravascular histiocytosis: case report of a rare disease probably associated with silicone breast implant

An. bras. dermatol; 95 (3), 2020
Abstract Intravascular histiocytosis is a rare condition characterized by the aggregate of histiocytes within dilated dermal vessels. The diagnosis is mainly histophatological and immunohistochemical. We describe a case of a 55 year-old female patient presenting erythematous/purple patches on the breasts...

Ophthalmologic alterations in cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita: a series of cases

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 83 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT Cutis marmorata telangiectasia congenita is a rare cutaneous vascular disorder that may be associated with different systemic manifestations like body asymmetry, cutaneous, ophthalmologic, vascular, and neurological manifestations. We describe ophthalmologic alterations found in three patients w...

Is macular lymphocytic arteritis limited to the skin? Long-term follow-up of seven patients

An. bras. dermatol; 95 (1), 2020
Abstract Background: Macular lymphocytic arteritis most commonly presents as hyperpigmented macules on the lower limbs. The pathogenesis of this disease is still unclear and there is an ongoing debate regarding whether it represents a new form of cutaneous vasculitis or an indolent form of cutaneous pol...

Relato de Caso: Síndrome de Sneddon por Anticorposantifosfolipides

Rev. méd. Paraná; 78 (2), 2020
Introdução: A Síndrome de Sneddon, descrita em 1965, caracteriza-se pela associação de eventos isquêmicos cerebrovasculares com livedo reticular. É rara e tem predomínio em mulheres jovens. Seus sintomas variam de ataques isquêmicos transitórios a acidentes vasculares cerebrais isquêmicos, cau...

Efectividad del propranolol en el tratamiento de malformaciones vasculares cutáneas
Effectiveness of propranolol in treatment of cutaneous vascular malformations

Bol. méd. postgrado; 35 (2), 2019
Se realizó un estudio cuasi-experimental de series temporales para evaluar la efectividad del propranolol en el tratamiento de malformaciones vasculares cutáneas en 48 pacientes que asistieron a la consulta del Servicio de Dermatología del Hospital Central Universitario Dr. Antonio María Pineda duran...

Vasculopatia livedoide tratada com rivaroxabana

A vasculopatia livedoide é uma doença rara caracterizada pela oclusão da microvasculatura da derme, originando lesões maculosas que, posteriormente, podem evoluir para úlceras e cicatrizes atróficas. Como um fenômeno vaso-oclusivo, o tratamento geralmente é realizado com antiplaquetários e fibri...

Cutaneous collagenous vasculopathy: light and transmission electron microscopy

An. bras. dermatol; 94 (2), 2019
Abstract Cutaneous collagenous vasculopathy is a rare acquired idiopathic microangiopathy characterized by progressive development of diffuse asymptomatic telangiectasias and histologically by accumulation of collagen type IV around the affected vessels. It is diagnosed by its clinical history, confirmed...