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A Case Series of Amicrobial Pustulosis of Folds: An Eye-opener for the Diagnosis of Autoimmune Disorders [PDF]
Amicrobial Pustulosis of Folds (APF) is a rare, chronic, relapsing cutaneous disease seen exclusively in younger women with a history of autoimmune disease, most commonly Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), or who simply have circulating autoantibodies.
Rajkumar Kannan +3 more
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Sporadic Kindler Syndrome with a novel mutation [PDF]
We report the case of a 28-year-old woman with Kindler syndrome, a rare form of epidermolysis bullosa. Clinically, since childhood, she had widespread pigmentary changes in her skin as well as photosensitivity and fragility of the skin and mucous ...
Hiram Larangeira de Almeida Jr +4 more
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A case of congenital erythropoietic porphyria without hemolysis
Porphyrias are group of disorders caused by deficiency of the enzymes in heme synthetic pathway. Congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP) is an extremely rare disease with mutation in the gene that codes for uroporphyrinogen III synthase leading to ...
Arun K De +3 more
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Case report: A relevant misdiagnosis: Photosensitive epilepsy mimicking a blinking tic
Blinking in children is most frequently a functional and transient symptom. Nonetheless, sometimes it is the first clinical manifestation of a neurological disorder.
Francesca Burlo +4 more
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Congenital erythropoietic porphyria with undescended testis
Hereditary porphyrias are a group of metabolic disorders of heme biosynthesis pathway that are characterized by acute neurovisceral symptoms, skin lesions, or both. Congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP) is an extremely rare disease with a mutation in
Sandeep Arora +2 more
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Actinic comedonal plaque-variant of Favre-Racouchot syndrome: report of two cases [PDF]
The actinic comedonal plaque is characterized by papules, cysts and comedones forming a yellowish plaque in areas of chronic sun exposure skin. There are few reports in literature about this entity, considered a rare and ectopic form of Favré-Racouchot ...
Fernanda Cardoso +3 more
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Porphyrias in the Age of Targeted Therapies
The porphyrias are a group of eight rare genetic disorders, each caused by the deficiency of one of the enzymes in the heme biosynthetic pathway, resulting in the excess accumulation of heme precursors and porphyrins. Depending on the tissue site as well
Angelika L. Erwin, Manisha Balwani
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In vitro Effect of Photodynamic Therapy with Curcumin and Methylene Blue Photosensitizers on Staphylococcus Aureus [PDF]
Statement of the Problem: Staphylococcus aureus (S.A) can colonize in the skin, nasal cavity, and oral cavity. In the oral cavity, it can cause dental caries and periodontal disease.
Sarvin Entezari +3 more
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Introduction: Subjects with erythropoietic protoporphyria rely on broad-spectrum sunscreens with high sun protection factor, which is not informative on efficacy in the absorption spectrum of protoporphyrin IX, spanning visible radiation and peaking ...
Alvise Sernicola +7 more
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Features of Visual Dysfunctions in Patients with Primary Hypothyroidism and Thyrotoxicosis
Purpose: to study the prevalence and nature of visual dysfunctions in patients with primary hypothyroidism and thyrotoxicosis.Material and methods.
V. G. Likhvantseva +4 more
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