Treatment with antithyroid drugs may be accompanied by side effects. We present a
patient diagnosed with Grave's Disease who developed extensive vasculitis in the
lower limbs during methimazole use. After suspension of the methimazole and the
introduction of prednisone in immunesupressor doses the cutaneous lesions started to
involute.
We describe a case of subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by Conidiobolus coronatus of six years' duration. Following treatment failure using potassium iodide, the patient responded with ketoconazole therapy. She remained well three years following therapy. Brazilian cases of subcutaneous infections caused by C coronatus and Basidiobolus ranarum are reviewed.
Skin metastases are relatively rare and occur most often when the cancer is
already advanced, invading other organs. As to location, they often seem to
elect areas located close to the primary tumor, although distant sites, such as
the scalp, may be affected with some frequency. We present a case of a
76-year-old woman with colon adenocarcinoma that had a single metastatic lesion
on the scalp.
Vegetative chronic genital herpes is an atypical presentation of herpes simplex 2
that it is usually seen in patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency
virus. Clinically, it is characterized by extensive ulcers that evolve to
chronification and hypertrophic pseudotumor forms. Antiviral drugs are
recommended for the treatment, and acyclovir is the most used one. Foscarnet is
the treatment of choice to resistant cases, although treatment failure has been
reported. We report a male patient, previously diagnosed with human
immunodeficiency virus who developed vegetative chronic genital herpes resistant
to acyclovir and successfully treated with imiquimod.
18 girls from an orphanage (Orfanato Santo Antônio) in Niterói presented tinea capitis due to Trichophyton tonsurans (15 cases - 83.3%) and Microsporum canis (3 cases - 26.7%). Comments are made about clinical, mycological and therapeutic aspects of this microepidemy
Abstract:Bleomycin is an antineoplastic drug used in the treatment of different tumors. It has several side effects, including a cutaneous hyperpigmentation with a flagellate aspect, which is considered specific to Bleomycin. We report two cases of Bleomycin-induced flagellate dermatitis and discuss the clinical and etiopathogenic aspects in a brief blibliographic revision. Keywords: Bleomycin; Chemotherapy; Hodgkin's disease
CommunicationBleomycin is an antibiotic with an antineoplastic citotoxic property. It has been used in the treatment of a variety of tumors, including Hodgkin's lymphoma, testes carcinoma and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Several non-specific reactions associated with the use of bleomycin have been described and they include stomatitis, alopecia, lung fibrosis, Raynaud1s phenomenon, ungueal deformities, palmplantar ulcers, bullous lesions, sclerodermy, hyperkeratosic verrucous plaques and inflammatory nodules.
Calcinosis cutis is an uncommon disease of unclear pathophysiology that is often disabling. It is characterized by the formation of calcium deposits in the skin or subcutaneous tissue. It is classified into four subtypes: dystrophic, metastatic, idiopathic or iatrogenic. It may be seen in a variety of systemic diseases such as hyperparathyroidism and hypervitaminosis D, but is most commonly found in dermatomyositis, scleroderma and overlap syndromes and is a rare complication of systemic lupus erythematosus. The management of secondary complications and the success of therapy are constant challenges in the follow-up of these cases. Keywords: Calcinosis; Systemic lupus erythematosus; rheumatic diseases Resumo: Calcinose cutânea é uma doença incomum, de fisiopatologia incerta e, muitas vezes, incapacitante. Caracteriza-se pela deposição de sais de cálcio na pele ou tecido subcutâneo. É classificada em quatro subtipos: metastática, distrófica, idiopática e iatrogênica. Pode ser vista em várias doenças sistêmicas como hiperparatireoidismo e hipervitaminose D, ocorrendo com maior frequência na dermatomiosite, esclerodermia e síndromes overlap, sendo uma complicação infrequente no lúpus eritematoso sistêmico. O manejo das complicações secundárias, assim como o sucesso terapêutico, constituem desafios constantes no seguimento destes casos.
An extensive and severe actinomycetoma by Nocardia asteroides, a rare etiologic agent of this infection in Brazil, observed during a 9 year follow-up is reported. Unsuitable social and financial conditions led to amputation as the only possible solution for this case, no signs of infection relapse having been observed in three years after his surgery.
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