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Argyria. Case Report

A 70-year-old male rural worker was referred to our clinic with widespread grey pigmentation of the skin and nails. The condition had been asymptomatic for its entire duration (5 years). He reported past intranasal application of 10% Silver Vitellinate. A skin biopsy was performed and histology corroborated the clinical diagnosis of Argyria. This case represents a currently rare dermatological curiosity. Althou...

Case for Diagnosis

A 27 year-old-man, with no known personal or familial history of disease, mentioned a 10-year history of asymptomatic groups of telangiectasias, with a Blaschko lines distribution on the right lateral aspect of the neck and asymptomatic. He denied any episodes of disease or drug intake that could be associated with the disease. Blood work had no changes, namely of liver enzymes or infectious serologies. The cli...

Onychoscopy

Dermatoscopy can be used to evaluate the nail apparatus (ie, onychoscopy), and it is helpful for the diagnosis of numerous nail diseases and tumors. This article reviews the information that can be obtained in cases of nail dyschromia and especially in cases of melanonychia, in which the distinction between benign melanocytic activation or proliferation and malignancy is crucial. Dermatoscopic changes that acco...

Retroníquia: Reconhecer para Tratar

Introdução: Retroníquia é o termo proposto por alguns autores para definir o processo caracterizado por onicocriptose proximal e consequente inflamação crónica da prega ungueal proximal (PUP), provavelmente de etiologia traumática. Os autores descrevem dois casos desta entidade clínica recentemente descrita. Casos clínicos: Caso 1: Jovem de 18 anos é observada por sinais inflamatórios do hálux esquerdo com 5 me...

Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm

Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm is a rare and aggressive hematodermic neoplasia with frequent cutaneous involvement and leukemic dissemination. We report the case of a 76-year-old man with a 2 month history of violaceous nodules and a tumor with stony consistency, located on the head, and mandibular, cervical and supraclavicular lymphadenopathies. Multiple thoracic and abdominal adenopathies were i...

Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome

A 45-year-old woman with a history of renal carcinoma was observed for facial, cervical and truncal flesh-colored papules. Relatives had similar skin findings and a brother had repeated episodes of pneumothorax. The computerized tomography scan revealed multiple cysts on both lungs. A skin biopsy revealed a perifollicular fibroma. The clinical diagnosis of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHDS) was corroborated by iden...

Conservative Treatment of Chondrodermatitis Nodularis Chronica Helicis with Top...

Background: Chondrodermatitis nodularis chronica helicis (CNCH) is a benign, painful, indurated inflammatory nodule arising on the pinna. Different treatment modalities have been used with varying efficacy rates. Despite lower efficacy, conservative methods are most desirable. Case reports: Three patients diagnosed with CNCH were treated with 0.4% topical nitroglycerin ointment, twice daily. These included two...

Cutaneous Leiomyomatosis in a Mother and Daughter

A 34-year-old woman with no known medical history was evaluated for multiple painful brown nodules and papules on the anterior aspect of the trunk. She mentioned a history of similar cutaneous findings on her mother. Biopsies of three lesions revealed piloleiomyomata. Renal and adrenal ultrasound revealed an isolated simple cortical cyst, and pelvic and endovaginal ultrasound revealed two uterine myomata. The c...

Alterações ungueais em Pediatria

Estima-se que cerca de 7% das crianças com idade inferior a dois anos tenha pelo menos um tipo de alteração ungueal e que estas alterações representem até 11% dos motivos de recurso à consulta de Dermatologia Pediátrica. As alterações ungueais adquiridas na criança são semelhantes às observadas no adulto, contudo diferem em prevalência e existem algumas particularidades específicas da infância. A patologia ungu...