Subcutaneous mycoses are not rare in Latin America. In Brazil, sporotrichosis was once almost exclusively found in rural areas, but in recent years it changed its profile and has been more frequent among urban adults. Cu...
Introduction: Erysipelas is an acute, non-necrotizing dermo-hypodermitis of predominantly streptococcal origin.
Objective: To clarify the epidemiological and evolutionary features of the lower limb erysipelas through a...
The shoes are important for the skin of our feet. It is protecting feet from injurious things in the ground. Some of the dermatoses of the feet are greatly affected by the type of the shoes a patient is wearing. Ho...
Patch test is used worldwide for diagnosis of contact dermatitis. Patch test was introduced in late nineteenth century and since then has improved considerably. The methodology is simple but it requires adequate training...
Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP)is a rare inherited skin disorder characterized by a heightened sensitivity to the DNA damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation (UV). The main source of UV is the sun. The symptoms of XP can be...
Cutaneous sporotrichosis as an occupational disease: Case report
Subcutaneous mycoses are not rare in Latin America. In Brazil, sporotrichosis was once almost exclusively found in rural areas, but in recent years it changed its profile and has been more frequent among urban adults. Cu...
Erysipèle du membre inférieur: étude de 400 cas
Introduction: Erysipelas is an acute, non-necrotizing dermo-hypodermitis of predominantly streptococcal origin. Objective: To clarify the epidemiological and evolutionary features of the lower limb erysipelas through a...
The selection of the types of shoes and its impact on the skin of the feet
The shoes are important for the skin of our feet. It is protecting feet from injurious things in the ground. Some of the dermatoses of the feet are greatly affected by the type of the shoes a patient is wearing. Ho...
Patch testing – Revisited
Patch test is used worldwide for diagnosis of contact dermatitis. Patch test was introduced in late nineteenth century and since then has improved considerably. The methodology is simple but it requires adequate training...
Case report on xeroderma pigmentosum with squamous cell carcinoma in a ten year old child
Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP)is a rare inherited skin disorder characterized by a heightened sensitivity to the DNA damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation (UV). The main source of UV is the sun. The symptoms of XP can be...