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Actas Dermosifiliogr ; 102(4): 289-92, 2011 May.
Artículo en Español | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21453905

RESUMEN

Eccrine angiomatous hamartoma is a rare, benign tumor characterized by a proliferation of eccrine and vascular structures. We present 2 cases and review the characteristics of this disorder. The first patient was a 33-year-old woman who consulted for a brownish lesion on her back associated with local hyperhidrosis. The second patient was a 25-year-old man with an asymptomatic erythematous lesion on his left palm. In both patients a diagnosis of eccrine angiomatous hamartoma was made based on the histological findings. Eccrine angiomatous hamartoma is usually present at birth or develops during childhood. It is typically a solitary lesion and signs and symptoms can vary; diagnosis is therefore based on histological study. The most common site is on the distal parts of limbs. The lesions tend to be asymptomatic, but there may be associated pain and hyperhidrosis. Treatment is not usually necessary except in cases with persistent symptoms, excessive sweating, or cosmetic concerns.


Asunto(s)
Glándulas Ecrinas/patología , Hemangioma/patología , Neoplasias de las Glándulas Sudoríparas/patología , Adulto , Hidróxido de Aluminio/uso terapéutico , Antitranspirantes/uso terapéutico , Femenino , Mano , Hemangioma/complicaciones , Humanos , Hiperhidrosis/tratamiento farmacológico , Hiperhidrosis/etiología , Masculino , Hombro , Neoplasias de las Glándulas Sudoríparas/complicaciones
4.
Actas Dermosifiliogr ; 102(5): 373-7, 2011 Jun.
Artículo en Español | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21397890

RESUMEN

Pyoderma gangrenosum is a neutrophilic dermatosis that, in addition to its characteristic skin manifestations, can cause visceral alterations. Our patient was a 34-year-old woman with pyoderma gangrenosum that was exacerbated by iodine and that also affected the lungs. Other published cases of lung involvement in pyoderma gangrenosum are reviewed and we discuss the possible exacerbation of this disease by iodine. Lung involvement is the most common extracutaneous manifestation of pyoderma gangrenosum and the main differential diagnosis is then with Wegener granulomatosis. It is important to remember the possible presentation of extracutaneous manifestations of pyoderma gangrenosum, including particularly lung involvement, in order to avoid subjecting a patient to aggressive diagnostic tests, at least in the initial stages.


Asunto(s)
Enfermedades Pulmonares/etiología , Piodermia Gangrenosa/complicaciones , Adulto , Femenino , Humanos
6.
Br J Dermatol ; 160(6): 1315-7, 2009 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19239464

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Toenail disorders are frequent, especially onychomycosis. The interobserver variability of nail signs needs to be known before these signs can be confidently applied for diagnosis. OBJECTIVES: To describe observer agreement in toenail findings as described by dermatologists in standard clinical practice, focusing on signs that could be useful for diagnosis of onychomycosis. METHODS: Prospective cross-sectional study in five dermatology departments. Eighty-six patients with abnormal toenails that could have onychomycosis as a differential diagnosis were independently examined by a pair of dermatologists using a predefined questionnaire, to describe the presence of 10 findings on previous history and 14 physical signs. RESULTS: Agreement was fine for previous history findings: it was very good (kappa > 0.81) for previous diagnosis of diabetes, smoking and use of public dressing rooms or swimming pools. Agreement was good (kappa 0.61-0.80) for immune suppression (drugs or cancer), previous diagnosis of fungal disease and worsening in the last year. It was moderate (kappa 0.41-0.60) for previous diagnosis of arterial disease, trauma induced by work or sports, and distal vs. proximal or lateral vs. central start of the lesion. Agreement was worse for physical signs: we found good agreement for the presence of the same disease in fingernails, abnormal plantar desquamation, deformity causing nail trauma, and subungual hyperkeratosis. It was moderate for the presence of nail destruction, tinea interdigitalis, onycholysis, and the type of material obtained by subungual curettage (dust vs. hard). Agreement was fair (kappa 0.21-0.40) for the presence of longitudinal or transverse striae, trachyonychia, pachyonychia, and change in colour of the nail plate. Pitting was too infrequent to allow for kappa calculation. Chance expected agreement was between 51% and 84% for all signs except pitting. CONCLUSIONS: Agreement is adequate for most signs. It is low for the presence of longitudinal or transverse striae, trachyonychia, and change in colour of the nail plate. Pitting is rare in toenails.


Asunto(s)
Dermatosis del Pie/diagnóstico , Enfermedades de la Uña/diagnóstico , Anciano , Competencia Clínica , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Uñas , Variaciones Dependientes del Observador , Onicomicosis/diagnóstico , Estudios Prospectivos , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , España , Encuestas y Cuestionarios
8.
J Invest Dermatol ; 89(4): 366-8, 1987 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3668279

RESUMEN

The uranaffin reaction (UR) stains neurosecretory (NS) granules of the neuroendocrine system under certain experimental conditions of staining and rinsing solutions. Human normal neuroendocrine (NE) Merkel cells stained using the UR exhibit a positive reaction in their NS granules, ribosomes, and nuclear chromatin. The average values of maximum granular diameter (GD = 69.1 nm) and area (GA = 3637.8 mm2) of NS granules measured in the adult NE Merkel cells stained with UR are significantly greater than those (GD = 61.4 nm; GA = 2699.8 nm2) seen in the fetal NE Merkel cells also stained with UR. No differences in form factor are found between fetal and adult NS granules. On different samples of human adult and fetal epidermis it is demonstrated that UR is a useful cytochemical marker for the NS granules of normal NE Merkel cells.


Asunto(s)
Gránulos Citoplasmáticos/ultraestructura , Células Epidérmicas , Sistemas Neurosecretores/ultraestructura , Adulto , Factores de Edad , Epidermis/ultraestructura , Feto , Histocitoquímica , Humanos , Compuestos Organometálicos
9.
Eur J Cancer ; 29A(6): 893-7, 1993.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8387320

RESUMEN

In 71 patients with classic invasive ductal carcinomas, levels of prothymosin alpha (PT alpha), as assayed by a radioimmunoassay that detects thymosin alpha 1 (the NH2-terminal fragment of PT alpha), were significantly greater in tumour samples than in normal breast tissue. PT alpha levels were correlated with (a) the number of positive axillary lymph nodes (rs = 0.5384, P < 0.01), and (b) the percentage of tumour cells in the S or G2/M phase as assessed by flow cytometry (rs = 0.5027, P < 0.01). Since the beginning of this study in 1989, 21 patients have presented distant metastases, all of whom were previously shown to have tumour PT alpha levels greater than 124 ng of thymosin alpha 1/mg protein. The present report indicates that PT alpha might be used to identify breast cancer patients at high risk for distant metastases.


Asunto(s)
Neoplasias de la Mama/química , Precursores de Proteínas/análisis , Timosina/análogos & derivados , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Neoplasias de la Mama/patología , Carcinoma Intraductal no Infiltrante/química , Femenino , Humanos , Metástasis Linfática , Persona de Mediana Edad , Mitosis , Pronóstico , Radioinmunoensayo , Timosina/análisis
10.
J Histochem Cytochem ; 38(12): 1889-94, 1990 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2254650

RESUMEN

By means of immunohistochemical methods, we have investigated the cellular distribution of prothymosin alpha and parathymosin in rat thymus and spleen, using specific antibodies raised against thymosin alpha-1 and against parathymosin. We observed prothymosin alpha immunoreactivity in lymphoid cells both in thymus and spleen. In the thymus, prothymosin alpha staining was more marked in cortex than in medulla. In the spleen, prothymosin alpha was found in lymphocytes of the periarteriolar lymphatic sheaths and was especially prominent in the germinal centers. Parathymosin immunoreactivity in the thymus was mainly localized in the medulla; positive cells were reticuloepithelial cells from the thymic reticulum and the blood barrier. Thymocytes were negative. In spleen, parathymosin was found in reticular cells arranged in a ring between the periarteriolar lymphatic sheath and the marginal zone. Our results do not support an exclusive role for these peptides as immune system hormones or cytokines.


Asunto(s)
Precursores de Proteínas/análisis , Bazo/química , Timosina/análogos & derivados , Timo/química , Animales , Técnicas para Inmunoenzimas , Sistema Linfático/química , Linfocitos/química , Ratas , Bazo/citología , Timosina/análisis , Timo/citología , Distribución Tisular
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Cutis ; 68(2): 86-8, 2001 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11534920

RESUMEN

A small proportion of patients with alpha1-antitrypsin (alpha1AT) deficiency experience recurrent ulcerating panniculitis. Studies suggest that alpha1AT-deficiency panniculitis reflects an uncontrolled inflammatory process because of the serum's incapacity to neutralize proteolytic enzymes released by leukocytes in the skin. Dapsone is considered the treatment of choice for this entity, but it is limited by its side effects, especially hematologic ones. Tetracyclines have anticollagenase and anti-inflammatory activity and have been used successfully to treat this type of panniculitis. We report the case of a 42-year-old woman with recurrent alpha1AT-deficiency panniculitis who did not tolerate the side effects of dapsone or systemic corticosteroid. Minocycline treatment led to disappearance of lesions, and long-term administration prevented recurrences without evident negative side effects. We consider minocycline a safe treatment that allows control of alpha1AT-deficiency panniculitis.


Asunto(s)
Antibacterianos/administración & dosificación , Minociclina/administración & dosificación , Paniculitis/tratamiento farmacológico , Deficiencia de alfa 1-Antitripsina/complicaciones , Esquema de Medicación , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Cuidados a Largo Plazo , Paniculitis/etiología , Recurrencia , Resultado del Tratamiento
17.
Acta Anat (Basel) ; 139(3): 278-82, 1990.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1706551

RESUMEN

The occurrence of substance P (SP) in the neuroendocrine population of human lungs was investigated by immunohistochemical methods. All individuals studied (n = 16) had SP-like immunoreactive cells, being more numerous in lungs of fetuses and newborn infants than in adults. These cells, both solitary and forming neuroepithelial bodies, were found at all levels of the respiratory mucosa. Solitary neuroendocrine cells and neuroepithelial bodies were found in the bronchial and bronchiolar mucosa, while at the alveolar level neuroepithelial bodies were also seen. A more intense SP-like immunoreactivity was found in the basal cytoplasm of these cells. Occasionally they show cytoplasmic prolongations which interdigitate with neighboring epithelial cells. These facts suggest that SP-like immunoreactive cells may have a paracrine or local secretion function, acting over surrounding epithelial cells or structures situated in the lamina propria. The evidence of great numbers of SP-like immunoreactive neuroendocrine cells in fetuses and infants might be the expression of a functional role of SP in lung development.


Asunto(s)
Pulmón/citología , Sistemas Neurosecretores/citología , Sustancia P/inmunología , Adulto , Anciano , Envejecimiento/metabolismo , Niño , Citoplasma/metabolismo , Citoplasma/ultraestructura , Células Epiteliales , Epitelio/metabolismo , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Pulmón/metabolismo , Sustancia P/metabolismo
18.
Ultrastruct Pathol ; 13(1): 55-61, 1989.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2493182

RESUMEN

Synaptophysin is a membrane glycoprotein (Mr 38,000) found in small vesicles with clear content. It is present in neurons and in a variety of neuroendocrine cells and neoplasms, including the neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin (Merkel cell tumor). We report the presence of synaptophysinlike immunoreactivity in normal Merkel cells of the pig-snout epidermis and vibrissae. The immunostaining was primarily localized in the Merkel cell side opposite to the nerve terminal. This fact suggests that in Merkel cells, as well as in other neuroendocrine cells, synaptophysin could occur in small clear vesicles (accumulated in Merkel cells in the side opposite to the neurite) and not in the secretory granules themselves (which are concentrated in the cellular side apposed to the neurite).


Asunto(s)
Células Epidérmicas , Proteínas de la Membrana/inmunología , Porcinos/anatomía & histología , Animales , Epidermis/inmunología , Inmunohistoquímica , Proteínas de la Membrana/metabolismo , Microscopía Electrónica , Nariz/citología , Nariz/ultraestructura , Sinaptofisina
20.
Anat Rec ; 225(4): 267-71, 1989 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2589641

RESUMEN

The presence of serotonin in the Merkel cells of pig snout epidermis was investigated by the peroxidase-antiperoxidase immunohistochemical technique. Serotonin-like immunoreactive Merkel cells were found in groups located at the base of epidermal rete pegs and in the external root sheath of sinus hair follicles (vibrissae). Immunoreactivity was stronger on the basal side of the Merkel cells, where dense-cored granules are most numerous. Neither the nerve terminal associated with the Merkel cell nor the neighbouring epidermal cells were immunostained. These results are the first evidence of serotonin-like immunoreactivity in mammalian Merkel cells. The fact that immunoreactivity is strongest in those parts of the Merkel cells with the highest granule density suggests that in these cells serotonin is probably localized in the dense-cored granules.


Asunto(s)
Serotonina/metabolismo , Piel/metabolismo , Animales , Inmunohistoquímica , Microscopía Electrónica , Piel/citología , Fracciones Subcelulares/metabolismo , Porcinos
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