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Diagnosis of elephantiasis nostras verrucosa as a clinical mani-festation of Kaposi's sarcoma

Medwave; 20 (1), 2020
Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa, a rare manifestation of Kaposi’s sarcoma, is a progressive cutaneous hypertrophy caused by chronic non-filarial lymphedema secondary to obstruction of the lymphatic system that can lead to severe disfigurement of parts of the body that have gravity-dependent blood flow,...

Thalidomide in plasma cell balanitis refractory to conventional topical treatment

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (6), 2018
Abstract: Zoon's plasma cell balanitis is a chronic genital inflammatory dermatosis that affects uncircumcised men, especially the elderly. It's characterized by painless erythematous plaques of orange hue, located on the glans penis and foreskin. Circumcision is the most effective treatment; however, it...

Kaposi's sarcoma in persons living with HIV/AIDS: a case series in a tertiary referral hospital

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (4), 2018
Abstract: Background: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a rare neoplasm with indolent progression. Since 1981, the Kaposi's sarcoma epidemic has increased as co-infection with HIV. Objectives: The study aimed to identify the clinical and demographic characteristics and therapeutic approaches in HIV/AIDS patient...

Histoplasmose oral

Angiosarcoma in HIV-negative patients is not associated with HHV-8

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (6), 2016
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Angiosarcoma is an aggressive, malignant neoplasm of vascular or lymphatic origin. Herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) is a member of the herpes family with a tropism for endothelial cells and it has been proven to induce vascular neoplasms, such as Kaposi's sarcoma. The role of HHV-8 in the pa...

Bacillary angiomatosis with bone invasion

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (6), 2016
Abstract Bacillary angiomatosis is an infection determined by Bartonella henselae and B. quintana, rare and prevalent in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. We describe a case of a patient with AIDS and TCD4+ cells equal to 9/mm3, showing reddish-violet papular and nodular lesions, dissemin...

Histoplasmosis diseminada en pacientes HIV/SIDA: Buenos Aires, 2009-2014
Disseminated histoplasmosis in patients with AIDS. Buenos Aires, 2009-2014

Medicina (B.Aires); 76 (6), 2016
Durante 2009-2014, en nuestro hospital fueron diagnosticados 171 casos de histoplasmosis en pacientes con HIV/sida: 64 en 2009-2011, y 107 en 2012-2014. El mayor número de casos durante el segundo trienio no tuvo relación con la infección por HIV, cuya tasa de diagnóstico permaneció estable. La rela...

Lesiones orales asociadas con la enfermedad del virus de inmunodeficiencia humana en pacientes adultos, una perspectiva clínica

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (supl.1), 2016
Among the clinical manifestations which may occur in HIV/AIDS patients, oral lesions are relevant because there are easily accessible and usually the diagnosis is made through clinical features. Some oral manifestations are strongly related with HIV/AIDS patients indicating infection and progression to A...

Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) detected by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in HIV patients with or without Kaposi's sarcoma. An analytic cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (3), 2016
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a common neoplastic disease in AIDS patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, with or without KS manifestations and correlate HHV-8 detect...

Update on cutaneous tuberculosis

An. bras. dermatol; 89 (6), 2014
Tuberculosis continues to draw special attention from health care professionals and society in general. Cutaneous tuberculosis is an infection caused by M. tuberculosis complex, M. bovis and bacillus Calmette-Guérin. Depending on individual immunity, environmental factors and the type of inoculum, it ma...