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Photoallergic reaction to cyamemazine.

A 50-year-old man presented with a scaly erythema of the face, upper chest, forearms, and dorsum of the hands. He has been treated with cyamemazine for 6 months. Photopatch tests were performed and the patient was diagnosed with photoallergic reaction to cyamemazine. The drug was discontinued and a course of oral steroids was prescribed. The patient was advised to avoid light exposure. There has been no evidenc...

Unknown: Bluish-gray macules on the hands of a healthy 34 year-old man

Exuberant cutaneous ulcers on the buttocks caused by multi-resistant

Cutaneous infection develops because of environmental and local factors, host immunity, and organism adherence and virulence. The authors report a case of exuberant cutaneous ulcers on the buttocks of a diabetic patient. Microbiologic examination allowed the identification of Klebsiella pneumoniae and complete resolution was achieved with the appropriate antibiotic

Langerhans cell histiocytosis: Two clinical presentations in the same patient

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by a pathological proliferation of cells phenotypically similar to Langerhans cells. The disease course is variable, alternating between resolving and potentially fatal forms. The diagnosis is based on clinical appearance and confirmed by CD1a positivity and / or immunohistochemistry. We report the case of a male child of 3 m...

Transient peripheral facial nerve paralysis after local anesthetic procedure

Complications may arise after laser therapy of the face. The most common ones are bleeding and infections; facial nerve paresis or paralysis is rarely reported. We describe a case of a transient peripheral facial nerve paralysis after laser therapy of an epidermal verrucous nevus localized at the left preauricular area.

Sezary Syndrome presenting with leonine facies and treated with low-dose subcut...

Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCL) comprise a group of diseases characterized by the accumulation of malignant T cells within the skin. Sezary syndrome represents an aggressive form of CTCL, in which the skin is diffusely affected and the peripheral blood is involved. It is characterized by the triad of generalized erythroderma, lymphadenopathy, and neoplastic T cells (Sezary cells) in the skin, lymph nodes, and...

Avaliação da atividade antibacteriana e prospecção fitoquímica de Solanum panic...

Devido ao aparecimento de populações de parasitos resistentes, as drogas farmacêuticas, alternativas de controle, estão sendo pesquisadas utilizando plantas medicinais. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a atividade antibacteriana e realizar a análise fitoquímica do extrato etanólico de duas espécies do semi-árido paraibano, Solanum paniculatum Lam. e Operculina hamiltonii (G. Don) D. F. Austin & Staples. ...

Caso dermatológico: alergia às caneleiras

Many adverse events can occur when the skin comes in contact with external agents. Eczema is one of them. The eczema can be either allergic or irritant in nature. Irritant contact dermatitis (ICD) accounts for approximately 80% of all contact dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) accounts for the remaining 20%. ACD is a delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction that is elicited when the skin comes in co...

Alterações cutâneas fisiológicas e transitórias do recém-nascido

A pele desempenha um papel fundamental na protecção do recém-nascido na sua transição da vida intrauterina para a vida pós-natal. A maioria das alterações cutâneas que ocorrem neste período é fisiológica e transitória, não necessitando de procedimentos diagnósticos ou terapêutica. No entanto constituem uma fonte de preocupação dos pais, pelo que é necessário o reconhecimento destas lesões para uma abordagem ade...

Caso Dermatológico: Ulerythema ophryogenes