Identifying gram-positive cocci in dermatoscopes and smartphone adapters using MALDI-TOF MS: a cross-sectional study,
Conclusion: Coagulase-negative staphylococci were frequently identified. S. aureus was detected only on the lens. (Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia)
Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia - July 24, 2020 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research

Tattooing among Iranian prisoners: results of the two national biobehavioral surveillance surveys in 2015-2016,
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the prevalence of tattooing during lifetime and in prison among prisoners was significantly high especially in high-risk groups such as drug users and sexually active subjects. Given the role of tattooing, drug injection and sex in the transmission of blood-borne diseases, harm reduction programs are recommended to reduce these high-risk behaviors in prisons. (Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia)
Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia - July 24, 2020 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research

CTLA4 +49AG (rs231775) and CT60 (rs3087243) gene variants are not associated with alopecia areata in a Mexican population from Monterrey Mexico,
Conclusion: The genetic variants rs231775 and rs3087243 of the CTLA4 gene are not a risk factor for the development of alopecia areata in the analyzed Mexican population. (Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia)
Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia - July 24, 2020 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research

Immunostaining study of cytokeratins in human hair follicle development,
Abstract Background: The hair follicle is a unique structure, one of the most dynamic structures in mammalians, which can reproduce in every new cycle all the mechanism involved in its fetal development. Although a lot of research has been made about the human hair follicle much less has been discovered about the importance of the cytokeratins (CKs) in its development. Objective: Study the immunohistochemical pattern of epithelial CKs during human hair follicle development. Methods: We performed an immunohistochemical study using fresh post-mortem skin biopsies of human fetuses between 4 and 25 weeks of gestational age ...
Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia - July 24, 2020 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research

Post-finasteride syndrome,
Abstract Finasteride is a 5 α -reductase enzyme inhibitor that has been approved for the treatment of male androgenic alopecia since 1997. Over time, it has been considered a safe and well-tolerated drug with rare and reversible side effects. Recently there have been reports of adverse drug-related reactions that persisted for at least three months after discontinuation of this drug, and the term post-finasteride syndrome arose. It includes persistent sexual, neuropsychiatric, and physical symptoms. Studies to date cannot refute or confirm this syndrome as a nosological entity. If it actually exists, it seems to occur in ...
Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia - July 24, 2020 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research

Idiopathic follicular mucinosis in childhood,
This article reports a case of the disease caused by mites of the species Dermanyssus gallinae. Increasingly, the agents that cause this disease are found in urban environments, increasing the incidence of people affected by the disease. This dermatosis has a self-limiting clinical picture and the treatment is done with the use of topical corticosteroids and oral antihistamines. (Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia)
Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia - July 6, 2020 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research

Onychomadesis secondary to hand-foot-and-mouth disease: report of two cases,
This article reports a case of the disease caused by mites of the species Dermanyssus gallinae. Increasingly, the agents that cause this disease are found in urban environments, increasing the incidence of people affected by the disease. This dermatosis has a self-limiting clinical picture and the treatment is done with the use of topical corticosteroids and oral antihistamines. (Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia)
Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia - July 6, 2020 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research

Allergic contact dermatitis to slime,
This article reports a case of the disease caused by mites of the species Dermanyssus gallinae. Increasingly, the agents that cause this disease are found in urban environments, increasing the incidence of people affected by the disease. This dermatosis has a self-limiting clinical picture and the treatment is done with the use of topical corticosteroids and oral antihistamines. (Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia)
Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia - July 6, 2020 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research

Multilayer elastic compression for the treatment of a 30-year venous ulcer,
This article reports a case of the disease caused by mites of the species Dermanyssus gallinae. Increasingly, the agents that cause this disease are found in urban environments, increasing the incidence of people affected by the disease. This dermatosis has a self-limiting clinical picture and the treatment is done with the use of topical corticosteroids and oral antihistamines. (Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia)
Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia - July 6, 2020 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research

Diffuse normolipemic plane xanthoma and hepatitis C: chance?,
This article reports a case of the disease caused by mites of the species Dermanyssus gallinae. Increasingly, the agents that cause this disease are found in urban environments, increasing the incidence of people affected by the disease. This dermatosis has a self-limiting clinical picture and the treatment is done with the use of topical corticosteroids and oral antihistamines. (Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia)
Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia - July 6, 2020 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research

Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta following anti-tetanus and diphtheria adult vaccine,
This article reports a case of the disease caused by mites of the species Dermanyssus gallinae. Increasingly, the agents that cause this disease are found in urban environments, increasing the incidence of people affected by the disease. This dermatosis has a self-limiting clinical picture and the treatment is done with the use of topical corticosteroids and oral antihistamines. (Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia)
Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia - July 6, 2020 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research

Noncultured epidermal cell suspension for the treatment of recalcitrant segmental vitiligo in a solid-organ transplant recipient,
This article reports a case of the disease caused by mites of the species Dermanyssus gallinae. Increasingly, the agents that cause this disease are found in urban environments, increasing the incidence of people affected by the disease. This dermatosis has a self-limiting clinical picture and the treatment is done with the use of topical corticosteroids and oral antihistamines. (Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia)
Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia - July 6, 2020 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research

Bullous congenital diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis,
This article reports a case of the disease caused by mites of the species Dermanyssus gallinae. Increasingly, the agents that cause this disease are found in urban environments, increasing the incidence of people affected by the disease. This dermatosis has a self-limiting clinical picture and the treatment is done with the use of topical corticosteroids and oral antihistamines. (Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia)
Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia - July 6, 2020 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research

Analysis of clinical aspects of leprosy patients between 2010-2017 at a reference center in Campinas,
This article reports a case of the disease caused by mites of the species Dermanyssus gallinae. Increasingly, the agents that cause this disease are found in urban environments, increasing the incidence of people affected by the disease. This dermatosis has a self-limiting clinical picture and the treatment is done with the use of topical corticosteroids and oral antihistamines. (Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia)
Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia - July 6, 2020 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research

Case for diagnosis. Erythematous and pruritic papules on forearms,
This article reports a case of the disease caused by mites of the species Dermanyssus gallinae. Increasingly, the agents that cause this disease are found in urban environments, increasing the incidence of people affected by the disease. This dermatosis has a self-limiting clinical picture and the treatment is done with the use of topical corticosteroids and oral antihistamines. (Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia)
Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia - July 6, 2020 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research