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Virtual touch imaging and quantification: a new non-invasive imaging: Method to...

Virtual touch imaging and quantification: is it possible to distinguish “unaffe...

Correlations between virtual touch imaging and quantification absolute skin sti...

Elastography: A new imaging method for evaluating scleroderma skin

Vasculite livedóide em doente com síndrome antifosfolípido

The authors present a clinical case of a 30 year old male patient admitted to the hospital for recurrent cyanosis and feet pain lasting for one year. In addition he presented bilateral purpuric lesions in the lateral maleolar region, one of which with ulceration. The finding of anticardiolipin antibodies associated with intraluminal thrombosis in the dermal vessels, allowed to conclude for Antiphospholipid synd...

A propósito de um caso de espessamento cutâneo

The authors present a clinical case of a 79 years old female patient, with a progressive cutaneous thickening of the face, trunk and limbs, lasting for 6 years. She also presented exertional dyspnea and intermittent solid dysphagia. The laboratory study identified IgG KAPA monoclonal protein and antinuclear antibodies with a speckled pattern. The nailfold capillaroscopy was normal. A detailed physical examinati...

Qualidade de vida e vivência da dor crónica nas doenças reumáticas

Objectives: To assess differences among health-related quality of life, pain threshold and perception, and passive coping strategies with chronic pain (specifically retreating, worrying, and resting), as well as associations among variables in three groups of rheumatic patients – fibromyalgia (FM), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and osteoarthritis (OA). Material and methods: 86 participants diagnosed with FM (n = ...

Sindrome de Gorham, uma doença rara...

Síndrome febril indeterminado em doente com dermatomiosite

The authors present a clinical case of a male, 54 year-old with the diagnosis of Dermatomyositis has 2 months ago. The patient, after a partial response to immunosuppressive therapy, presents with Fever of unknown origin. After a deep clinical evaluation it was established the diagnosis of resistant pulmonary tuberculosis. The differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin in patients with dermatomyositis is...

Amiloidose secundária e lúpus eritematoso sistémico

The authors report a clinical case of a 57 years old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus diagnosed 25 years before and secondary amyloidosis. Secondary amyloidosis can be associated with inflammatory or infectious chronic diseases, however the association with systemic lupus erythematosus is rare. We discuss the association between the two entities.