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Clinical and epidemiological characterization of patients with cutaneous tuberculosis treated at a referral center in the Brazilian Amazon: case series [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Background: Cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare form of the disease that defies diagnosis due to the diversity of clinical presentations. This study was based on the reality of a dermatology referral center in the Brazilian Amazon region to detail several ...
Letícia Rezende da Silva Sobral, Isabela de Nazaré Tavares Cardoso Souza, Maria Fernanda de Almeida Cavalcante Aranha, Ana Beatriz Dias Silva, Maria Amélia Lopes dos Santos, Renata Mie Oyama Okajima, Francisca Regina Oliveira Carneiro, Carla Andréa Avelar Pires   +7 more
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Pseudo-outbreak of Mycobacterium gordonae in a teaching hospital: importance of strictly following decontamination procedures and emerging issues concerning sterilization [PDF]

, 2016
Aim of this study was to investigate a pseudo-outbreak of Mycobacterium gordonae analyzing isolates detected from clinical and environmental samples.
Alessia Cottarelli, Claudio M Mastroianni, Daniela M Cirillo, Fabio Mengoni, Lanfranco Fattorini, Laura Scorzolini, Lucia Marinelli, Maria De Giusti, MDPhD Laura Scorzolini, Rossella Baldan, Vincenzo Vullo   +10 more
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Iron Physiology and Its Impact on Atopic Diseases: An EAACI Taskforce Report

Allergy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Iron is essential for oxygen transport, energy metabolism, and immune regulation. Yet iron deficiency is the most common micronutrient disorder across all age groups, affecting nearly one quarter of the global population. Iron deficiency triggers nutritional immunity, a host defense mechanism that withholds and redistributes iron, contributing
Franziska Roth‐Walter, Ioana Agache, Beatriz Cabanillas, Roberto Berni Canani, Pasquale Comberiati, Holger Garn, Cristina Gomez‐Casado, Karin Hufnagl, Ekaterina Khaleva, Gregorio P. Milani, Daniel Munblit, Nikolaos Douladiris, Liam O'Mahony, Frank Redegeld, Carmen Riggioni, Peter K. Smith, Betty van Esch, Emilia Vassilopoulou, Carina Venter, Diego G. Peroni   +19 more
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Mycobacterial antigen in tissues in diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis [PDF]

, 2005
Background: Cutaneous tuberculosis presents a diagnostic challenge, as it is difficult to demonstrate the causative organism by histopathology and also culture of organisms from skin lesions is a less rewarding and time consuming process.
Lakshmana Rao, L, Padmavathy, L, Ramanathan, --, Shakila, --   +3 more
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Skin microbiota: a source of disease or defence?

, 2008
Microbes found on the skin are usually regarded as pathogens, potential pathogens or innocuous symbiotic organisms. Advances in microbiology and immunology are revising our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of microbial virulence and the specific
Cogen, AL, Gallo, RL, Nizet, V
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Step‐by‐step combined surgical approach to successfully repair complex and challenging vesico‐vaginal fistulas: Insights from a case series

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
A standardized combined laparoscopic–vaginal approach effectively repairs complex vesico‐vaginal fistulas. This stepwise technique proves feasible, safe, and reproducible, achieving long‐term fistula closure with no recurrences in a challenging surgical population, offering a reliable minimally invasive solution for recurrent or irradiated fistulas ...
Martina Arcieri, Stefano Restaino, Veronica Tius, Andrea Lombisani, Davide Arrigo, Lavinia Porto, Giovanni Panico, Daniela Caramazza, Lorenzo Vacca, Giuseppe Campagna, Canio Martinelli, Giuseppe Vizzielli, Alfredo Ercoli   +12 more
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Cutaneous inoculation tuberculosis in a healthcare worker: Case report and literature review

IDCases, 2020
In all health care settings, particularly those in developing countries, healthcare workers have a high risk for exposure to tuberculosis. Tuberculosis can involve any organ, including the skin.
F. Soto-Febres, J. Ballena-López, D. Alva, A. Riboty, R. León, J. Chang, G. Pérez-Lazo, J. Hidalgo   +7 more
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Immune compromise in HIV-1/HTLV-1 coinfection with paradoxical resolution of CD4 lymphocytosis during antiretroviral therapy: a case report [PDF]

, 2015
Human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) and human T lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) infections have complex effects on adaptive immunity, with specific tropism for, but contrasting effects on, CD4 T lymphocytes: depletion with HIV-1, proliferation
Bangham, C, Basnayake, S, Cook, L, Kagdi, H, Pozniak, A, Rockwood, N, Taylor, GP   +6 more
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Diffuse CD30‐Positive Cutaneous Infiltrate in a Clinically Suspected Hidradenitis Suppurativa Lesion: Histopathologic and Diagnostic Challenges

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder affecting apocrine gland–bearing areas. We report a 38‐year‐old male with a lesion in the left axilla, initially clinically interpreted as HS and resistant to antibiotics.
R. Gervasi, G. L. Piazzetta, G. Soluri, C. Scigliano, C. Pelaia, V. Zuccalà, C. Gentile, N. Lobello, E. Allegra, E. Chiarella, N. Innaro   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cytophagic Histiocytic Panniculitis (CHP) in a Patient with SLE Found after Autopsy: When a Rash Is "Complicated!" [PDF]

, 2019
Introduction: Cytophagic histolytic panniculitis (CHP) is a clinical disorder characterized by nodular panniculitis of the subcutaneous adipose tissue. It was first described in 1980 by Winkelmann.
Abbas, Hafsa, Aslam, Ahsan, Chilimuri, Sridhar, Niazi, Masooma, Saad, Muhammad   +4 more
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