Dehydration, Rehydration and Thermal Treatment: Effect on Bioactive Compounds of Red Seaweeds Porphyra umbilicalis and Porphyra linearis.

The nutritional and bioactive value of seaweeds is widely recognized, making them a valuable food source. To use seaweeds as food, drying and thermal treatments are required, but these treatments may have a negative impact on valuable bioactive compounds. In this study, the effects of dehydration, rehydration, and thermal treatment on the bioactive compounds (carotenoids, phycobiliproteins, total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoids content (TFC)), antioxidant (ABTS and DPPH radical scavenging activities) and anti-Alzheimer's (Acetylcholinesterase (AchE) inhibitory activities, and color properties of Porphyra umbilicalis and Porphyra linearis seaweeds were evaluated. The results revealed significant reductions in carotenoids, TPC, TFC, and antioxidant activities after the seaweeds' processing, with differences observed between species. Thermal treatment led to the most pronounced reductions in bioactive compound contents and antioxidant activity. AchE inhibitory activity remained relatively high in all samples, with P. umbilicalis showing higher activity than P. linearis. Changes in color (ΔE) were significant after seaweeds' dehydration, rehydration and thermal treatment, especially in P. umbilicalis. Overall, optimizing processing methods is crucial for preserving the bioactive compounds and biological activities of seaweeds, thus maximizing their potential as sustainable and nutritious food sources or as nutraceutical ingredients.

Superfoods for Type 2 Diabetes: A Narrative Review and Proposal for New International Recommendations.

Background and Objectives: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic metabolic disease affecting an estimated 537 million individuals worldwide. 'Superfoods' can be integrated into the diet of T2DM patients due to their health benefits. Study Objectives: (i) To carry out a narrative review of 'superfoods' with the potential to reduce glycaemic levels in T2DM patients (2019 to 2022), (ii) to identify 'superfoods' with the potential to reduce HbA1c and (iii) to propose new guidance on the use of 'superfoods'. Materials and Methods: A narrative review was carried out using the databases PubMed, SciELO, DOAJ and Google Scholar. The keywords were ["type 2 diabetes" and ("food" or "diet" or "nutrition") and ("glycaemia" or "glycemia")]. Only review studies were included. Results: Thirty reviews were selected. The 'superfoods' identified as having a potential impact on glycaemic control were foods with polyphenols (e.g., berries), fermented dairy products, whole cereals/grains, nuts and proteins, among others. The possibility of an extensive reduction in Hb1Ac was reported for fermented dairy products, especially yoghurts enriched with vitamin D or probiotics (HbA1c reduction of around 1%) or by increasing the fibre intake by 15 g (or up to 35 g) (HbA1c reduction of around 2%). Conclusion: It is recommended that the identified 'superfoods' are included in the diet of T2DM patients, although this should not substitute an appropriate diet and exercise plan. In particular, yoghurts and an increased fibre intake (by 15 g or up to 35 g) can be used as nutraceuticals. New recommendations on the introduction of 'superfoods' in the diet of T2DM patients have been proposed.

Perfil dos casos de tuberculose com comorbidades em municípios paraenses de fronteira internacional nos anos de 2010 a 2019

Objetivos: Descrever e analisar o perfil socioepidemiológico e o desfecho dos casos de tuberculose associada com as comorbidades síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida, alcoolismo, diabetes, doença mental e tabagismo no estado do Pará em populações residentes em três municípios situados na linha de fronteira internacional e em três municípios não fronteiriços, selecionados por suas populações equivalentes. Metodologia: trata-se de um estudo de natureza observacional, transversal, com abordagem descritiva e analítica. Os dados levantados foram obtidos do Sistema de informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN) para os casos de tuberculose nos municípios de Almeirim, Óbidos, Oriximiná, Juruti, Novo Repartimento e Tucumã no período de 2010 a 2019. Para a análise estatística aplicou-se o teste do Qui-quadrado. Resultados: Foram notificados 286 casos de tuberculose com comorbidades, sendo 177 casos (61,8%) ocorridos em municípios paraenses situados na fronteira com Guiana e Suriname. O alcoolismo (36,4%) e o tabagismo (28,9%) foram as comorbidades mais frequentes. O teste Qui-quadrado revelou significância estatística (p <0,05) para a localização do município (p= 0,0343), onde 53,5% dos pacientes que não obtiveram cura da tuberculose residiam em municípios na linha de fronteira internacional. Conclusão: O desfecho de cura para os casos de tuberculose com comorbidades são menores em pacientes residentes em municípios localizados na linha de fronteira internacional quando comparado ao desfecho dos casos em pacientes residentes em municípios não fronteiriços.

Effect of Deployment and Harvest Date on Growth and High-Value Compounds of Farmed Alaria esculenta.

Alaria esculenta is a brown seaweed farmed in many European countries for its biomass rich in useful bio compounds. This study aimed to identify the optimal growing season to maximise biomass production and quality. The seeded longlines of the brown seaweed were deployed in the southwest of Ireland in October and November 2019 and samples of the biomass were harvested in different dates, between March and June 2020. Biomass gain and composition, phenolic and flavonoid content (TPC and TFC) and biological activities (antioxidant and anti-hypertensive activities) of seaweed extracts prepared with Alcalase were evaluated. The biomass production was significantly higher for the line deployed in October (>20 kg·m-1). In May and June, an increasing amount of epiphytes was observed on the surface of A. esculenta. The protein content of A. esculenta varied between 11.2 and 11.76% and fat content was relatively low (1.8-2.3%). Regarding the fatty acids profile, A. esculenta was rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), especially in eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). The samples analysed were very rich in Na, K, Mg, Fe, Mn, Cr and Ni. The content of Cd, Pb Hg was relatively low and below the maximum levels allowed. The highest TPC and TFC were obtained in extracts prepared with A. esculenta collected in March and levels of these compounds decreased with time. In general, the highest radical scavenging activities (ABTS and DPPH), as well as chelating activities (Fe2+ and Cu2+) were observed in early spring. Extracts from A. esculenta collected in March and April presented higher ACE inhibitory activity. The extracts from seaweeds harvested in March exhibited higher biological activity. It was concluded that an earlier deployment allows for maximising growth and harvest of biomass earlier when its quality is at the highest levels. The study also confirms the high content of useful bio compounds that can be extracted from A. esculenta and used in the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industry.

A SWOT Analysis of Pharmacy Students' Perspectives on e-Learning Based on a Narrative Review.

BACKGROUND: Online education became the new normal during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the number of studies exploring the potential advantages/disadvantages of e-learning in pharmacy courses is limited. STUDY AIM: to propose a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis of e-learning according to pharmacy students' perspectives. METHODS: A narrative review was conducted to examine student pharmacist perspectives on e-learning. RESULTS: Diverse strengths and weaknesses (internal environment) and opportunities and threats (external environment) were identified, which were grouped into categories, such as (1) students' well-being (e.g., access to classes anywhere vs. students' psychological or physical disorders); (2) teachers and materials (e.g., more diverse/interesting audiovisual materials vs. too challenging materials); (3) technologies (e.g., new education strategies, such as gamification vs. barriers in the access to the internet); (4) classes/training (e.g., more versatile/immediate classes vs. eventual presence of other persons during online classes); and (5) faculty/school of pharmacy (e.g., availability of technical support). CONCLUSION: Overall, online education seems to be suitable for pharmacy students, although diverse challenges should be addressed, such as the well-being of students or lack of standards. Pharmacy schools should regularly identify/define and implement measures to reinforce opportunities and strengths as well as to solve threats and weaknesses.

The impact of time-of-day reperfusion on remote ischemic conditioning in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a RIC-STEMI substudy.

Daytime variation affects the tolerance of cardiomyocytes to ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). This study aims to evaluate the impact of time-of-day reperfusion on clinical outcomes of remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) as an adjuvant to primary percutaneous coronary intervention(PPCI) in ST-elevation myocardial infarction(STEMI) patients. A post-hoc analysis of a prospective, single-center parallel 1:1 randomized trial (RIC-STEMI) was performed. This analysis included 448 STEMI patients previously randomized to either PPCI alone (PPCI group) (n = 217) or RIC as an adjuvant to PPCI (RIC + PPCI group) (n = 231). Moreover, the sample was divided according to the time of PPCI: night-morning (22 h-11h59min) (n = 216) or afternoon (12 h-21h59min) (n = 232) groups. The primary follow-up endpoint was a composite of cardiac death and hospitalization due to heart failure. There were no significant differences in the clinical characteristics and the follow-up outcomes between groups. The afternoon period (HR = 0.474; 95% CI 0.230-0.977; p = 0.043) and RIC (HR = 0.423; 95% CI 0.195-0.917; p = 0.029) were independent predictors of the primary follow-up endpoint. An univariate analysis showed a lower frequency of primary follow-up endpoint, just in the afternoon period (10.3%vs0.9%; p = 0.002), in the RIC + PPCI group. A multivariate analysis revealed that RIC was an independent predictor of the primary follow-up endpoint in the afternoon group (HR = 0.098; 95% CI 0.012-0.785; p = 0.029), but not in the night-morning group. In addition, the afternoon period was not an independent predictor of the primary follow-up endpoint when the multivariate analysis was performed in the PPCI group. In conclusion, this study showed an important cardioprotective effect of RIC, namely in the afternoon period, suggesting that the afternoon period enhances the cardioprotection induced by RIC.

Atrial cardiopathy in young adults with embolic stroke of undetermined source: a myocardial deformation imaging analysis.

BACKGROUND: Atrial cardiopathy (AC) has emerged as a potential pathological thrombogenic atrial substract of embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS), even in the absence of atrial fibrillation. Left atrium (LA) myocardial deformation analysis may be of value as a subclinical marker of AC and a predictor of ESUS. AIMS: To compare LA mechanical function between ESUS cases and age and sex-matched controls. METHODS: A single-center analytical study with case-control design was performed. Case group was composed by young patients admitted in the Neurology department from January 2017 to June 2021. Control group was composed by age and sex matched controls recruited from the community. All participants performed echocardiogram and a smaller sample underwent cardiac magnetic resonance. RESULTS: We recruited 31 ESUS patients aged between 18 and 65 years and 31 age and sex matched controls. ESUS patients had a significantly higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and patent foramen ovale (PFO). The prevalence of AC was not different between groups. Echocardiogram parameters, including strain analysis, were similar between groups, except for LA appendage (LAA) ostium variation which was significantly lower in ESUS patients (absolute: 6.5vs8.7mm, p<0.001; relative: 44.5%vs53.4%, p=0.002). After exclusion of patients with PFO, all the results were statistically similar. Regarding cardiac magnetic resonance analysis, there were no statistically significant differences between groups. CONCLUSION: This study shows that in our population atria cardiopathy and atrial function was not associated with ESUS.LAA structural and functional abnormalities may play a major role. The role of LAA in ESUS warrants further studies.

Experiência exitosa de uma intervenção para mudança do estilo de vida dos pacientes hipertensos de uma Estratégia Saúde da Família em Barcarena, Pará

Objetivo: Descrever a experiência após a realização de um projeto de intervenção baseado em ações educativas e assistenciais voltados aos pacientes hipertensos cadastrados no Programa Hiperdia da USF São José do município de Barcarena, Pará. Método: Relato de experiência baseado na execução de rodas de conversa sobre hipertensão arterial sistêmica (HAS), prevenção e tratamento; ações ressaltando a importância da atividade física no controle da doença, sobre educação alimentar e receitas saudáveis, respeitando a cultura local e alimentos regionais. O problema HAS foi escolhido com base na Matriz PES (Plano Estratégico Situacional). Foi realizada capacitação de toda a equipe, para abordagem dos pacientes de modo a melhorar a adesão destes ao tratamento medicamentoso e não medicamentoso. Resultados: Antes da execução da intervenção, observou-se que os pacientes vivenciavam um dia conturbado na UBS, de modo que seus níveis pressóricos eram elevados e estes tinham dificuldade em aderir ao tratamento. Após a intervenção, observou-se melhor engajamento da equipe de saúde, maior adesão ao tratamento pelos pacientes, melhor controle da PA durante as consultas e maior espaçamento entre as consultas de retorno, além de diminuírem as urgências hipertensivas. Conclusões: Espera-se dar continuidade ao projeto com criação de uma horta comunitária pela gestão para que a população tenha mais acesso a frutas e hortaliças, além de educador físico para supervisionar a prática de atividade aeróbica semanalmente. O acolhimento e a informação continuada sobre prevenção, tratamento medicamentoso e não medicamentoso da HAS, auxiliam para evitar eventos cardiovasculares incapacitantes.

Global Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: A Systematic Review.

BACKGROUND: vaccine hesitancy is defined as a delay in the acceptance or refusal of vaccination, even though immunisation is a determinant in reducing the mortality and morbidity associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). AIM: to identify and analyse the predictors of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and/or hesitancy. METHODS: a systematic review according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) criteria. KEYWORDS: vaccine and (COVID or SARS) and (acceptance or acceptability or willingness or hesitancy or refusal) and (multivariate or regression) and (questionnaire or survey) and national. Databases/resources: PubMed, DOAJ, SciELO and b-on. Timeframe: March 2020-2022. INCLUSION CRITERIA: general population, questionnaire-based, calculation of a multivariate regression model and national studies. QUALITY ASSESSMENT: application of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood institute (NHLBI) tool. RESULTS: a total of 37 studies were selected, whose overall rate was fair. The most predominant predictors of vaccine hesitancy were a lower perceived risk of getting infected, a lower level of institutional trust, not being vaccinated against influenza, lower levels of perceived severity of COVID-19, or stronger beliefs that the vaccination would cause side effects or be unsafe. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: the identified predictors can be used to design tailored health policies and/or public health interventions, or to evaluate subjects' vaccine hesitancy.

Avaliação de Sintomas Depressivos e Associação com a Limitação de Atividade em Pacientes Acometidos por Hanseníase em uma Unidade de Referência / Evaluation of Depressive Symptons and Association with Limitation of Activity in Patients Affected by Leprosy at Reference Unit

Objetivos: analisar a frequência de sintomas depressivos em pacientes acometidos por Hanseníase em uma unidade de referência no estado do Pará, além de correlacionar a incidência de sintomas depressivos em pacientes acometidos por Hanseníase com o grau de limitação de atividades e com o grau de incapacidade física. Metodologia: estudo transversal, observacional e descritivo, com o uso da escala de depressão de Beck e do Screening of Activity Limitation and Safety Awareness (Triagem de Limitação de Atividade e Consciência de Risco), que levou em consideração os pacientes acometidos pela hanseníase que fazem acompanhamento na Unidade de Referencia Especializada Marcello Candia. A casuística foi composta por 104 pacientes, de ambos os sexos. Resultados: presença de sintomas depressivos em 66,3% dos pacientes analisados, considerando um total de 14,4% com sintomas graves. Em relação à limitação de atividade, 73% dos pesquisados apresentavam algum grau de limitação de atividade, sendo que maior parte apresentava grau leve de limitação. Discussão: Houve correlação significativa entre o grau de incapacidade e a limitação física pela escala, visto que os pacientes com Grau II de incapacidade apresentavam uma média superior na escala quando comparados a pacientes com Grau 0. Conclusões: Os dados obtidos nesta pesquisa contribuem para que haja uma preocupação para além da integridade física do paciente com hanseníase, sinalizando a necessidade de um cuidado psicossocial e integral, o que deve incluir o rastreio de sintomas depressivos, além de intervenções clinicas e psicoterápicas no combate à depressão.Objetivos: analisar a frequência de sintomas depressivos em pacientes acometidos por Hanseníase em uma unidade de referência no estado do Pará, além de correlacionar a incidência de sintomas depressivos em pacientes acometidos por Hanseníase com o grau de limitação de atividades e com o grau de incapacidade física. Metodologia: estudo transversal, observacional e descritivo, com o uso da escala de depressão de Beck e do Screening of Activity Limitation and Safety Awareness (Triagem de Limitação de Atividade e Consciência de Risco), que levou em consideração os pacientes acometidos pela hanseníase que fazem acompanhamento na Unidade de Referencia Especializada Marcello Candia. A casuística foi composta por 104 pacientes, de ambos os sexos. Resultados: presença de sintomas depressivos em 66,3% dos pacientes analisados, considerando um total de 14,4% com sintomas graves. Em relação à limitação de atividade, 73% dos pesquisados apresentavam algum grau de limitação de atividade, sendo que maior parte apresentava grau leve de limitação. Discussão: Houve correlação significativa entre o grau de incapacidade e a limitação física pela escala, visto que os pacientes com Grau II de incapacidade apresentavam uma média superior na escala quando comparados a pacientes com Grau 0. Conclusões: Os dados obtidos nesta pesquisa contribuem para que haja uma preocupação para além da integridade física do paciente com hanseníase, sinalizando a necessidade de um cuidado psicossocial e integral, o que deve incluir o rastreio de sintomas depressivos, além de intervenções clinicas e psicoterápicas no combate à depressão.

Perceptions of Pharmacy Students on the E-Learning Strategies Adopted during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.

BACKGROUND: E-learning strategies were globally adopted by academies because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The characterization of students' perception of online learning is fundamental to design appropriate models for pharmacy curricula. The study aim was to carry out a systematic review about the perception of pharmacy students on the e-learning strategies adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) checklist was followed. PICOS criteria were applied. Five databases were screened: PubMed, Cochrane Library, DOAJ-Directory of Open Access Journals, SciELO-Scientific Electronic Library Online and b-on-Online Library of knowledge (Biblioteca do conhecimento online). KEYWORDS: "pharmacy and (distant or remote or e-learning or online or zoom or education or training or digital) and (COVID or SARS and (student or undergraduate) and (opinion or satisfaction or perception or attitude)". RESULTS: 23 out of 176 papers were selected (28 duplicated and 125 excluded). Selected papers were classified, as follows: studies exclusively involving pharmacy students (n = 8); studies simultaneously involving pharmacy students and other healthcare students (n = 6); and studies related to the involvement of pharmacy students in specific courses (n = 9). CONCLUSIONS: In general, the perception of pharmacy students on e-learning strategies adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic was positive. However, an expressive proportion of undergraduates reported negative issues about online education, which seems to support the necessity of optimizing e-learning strategies in the future.

Atrial cardiopathy predicts detection of atrial fibrillation in embolic stroke of undetermined source: real-life data.

OBJECTIVES: Atrial cardiopathy (AC) is more frequent in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) than in patients with non-cardioembolic stroke. The aim of this work was to describe AC in patients with ESUS and to study its impact on detection of atrial fibrillation (AF) during follow-up. METHODS: This is an observational study of 123 consecutive ESUS patients and 55 ESUS patients from a previous cohort. AC was defined according to the presence of one or more of the following criteria: severe left atrial enlargement, p-wave terminal force in lead V1 > 5000 µVxms, and excessive premature atrial complexes. Unadjusted and adjusted survival analyses for the occurrence of AF and stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) were performed. Diagnostic performance of AC for the detection of AF was analyzed. RESULTS: Among 178 patients with ESUS, those with AC (42.7%) were older (p < 0.001), and more frequently had hypertension (p = 0.001) and lower total cholesterol levels (p = 0.001) than patients without AC. The detection of AF during follow-up (median 34 months, interquartile range = 12.8-64) was higher in patients with AC (hazard ratio = 7.00, 95% confidence interval = 2.01-24.39, p = 0.002). This association persisted after adjusting for age, arterial hypertension, and other vascular risk factors. The c-statistic for detection of AF during follow-up for AC was 0.719. There were no differences in stroke or TIA recurrence between groups with and without AC. DISCUSSION: ESUS patients with AC have different baseline clinical characteristics than patients without AC and have a higher detection of AF during follow-up.

A life-threatening reverse Takotsubo syndrome in a young breastfeeding woman: a case report.

BACKGROUND: Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is characterized by transient left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and is usually triggered by emotional, physical, or combined stress. This syndrome has been increasingly recognized, although it remains a challenging and often misdiagnosed disorder. CASE SUMMARY: A 36-year-old breastfeeding woman was admitted with sudden dyspnoea and oppressive chest pain. On admission, she was lethargic, hypotensive, and tachycardic. The electrocardiogram showed rapid atrial fibrillation and diffuse ST-segment depression. The transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) revealed severe LV systolic dysfunction, with midventricular and basal akinesis, compensatory apical hyperkinesia, and without intraventricular gradient. Emergent coronary angiogram showed normal coronary arteries. A presumptive diagnosis of reverse TTS with cardiogenic shock (CS) was made. The patient was transferred to the intensive care unit after intubation and inotropic and vasopressor support was initiated. During hospitalization, rapid clinical improvement was observed. In 3 days, the patient was weaned from haemodynamic support and extubated. Furthermore, ß-blocker and angiotensin receptor blocker were initiated and tolerated. Cabergoline was also administered to inhibit lactation. The presumptive diagnosis was further strengthened by cardiac magnetic resonance and all triggering factors were excluded. At hospital discharge she was asymptomatic and the follow-up TTE was normal, which confirmed the diagnosis of reverse TTS. DISCUSSION: We present a case of a young woman, 8 months after delivery, which developed a life-threatening reverse TTS without triggering factor identified. Reverse TTS is a rare variant of TTS with different clinical features and is more likely to be complicated by pulmonary oedema and CS.

Nevo epidérmico verrucoso inflamatório linear e diagnóstico diferencial com a psoríase linear: a respeito de um caso / Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus and differential diagnosis with linear psoriasis: about a case

Nevo epidérmico verrucoso inflamatório linear e diagnóstico diferencial com a psoríase linear: a respeito de um caso RELATO DE CASOMaria Isabel Muniz Zemero1, Maria Amélia Lopes dos Santos1, Alena Margareth Darwich Mendes1, Carla Andrea Avelar Pires1,O nevo epidérmico verrucoso inflamatório linear (NEVIL) é uma variedade clínica rara de nevo epidérmico verrucoso, que se manifesta no início da infância, como lesões inflamatórias de superfície ceratósica, que coalescem e se distribuem em faixa, acompanhando as linhas de Blaschko. Faz diagnóstico diferencial com a psoríase linear, sendo difícil a diferenciação, dado os aspectos clínicos e histopatológicos comuns aos dois, enfantizando-se a necessidade de conhecer as características específicas de cada um. O objetivo deste relato é demonstrar uma afecção relativamente rara, descrita em uma menina de 5 anos, evoluindo desde os primeiros dias de vida com placas papuloceratósicas dispostas linearmente, acompanhadas de sinais inflamatórios e áreas erosadas ocupando grandes lábios, períneo e face interna e superior da coxa esquerda. Também pápulas e placas ceratósicas na região cervical posterior e borda lateral externa da planta do pé esquerdo, ascendendo ao longo da região posterior deste membro. Os critérios clínicos e histopatológicos corroboram o diagnóstico de NEVIL na diferenciação com a psoríase linear, ressaltando a importância do estabelecimento de critérios/ ferramentas que auxiliem na diferenciação destas duas dermatoses visando agilizar o diagnóstico, otimizar o tratamento e minimizar o desconforto para esses pacientes. O acompanhamento a longo prazo dos portadores é sugerido pela possibilidade ainda que mínima de malignização do NEVIL. (AU)

Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus and differential diagnosis with linear psoriasis: about a caseCASE REPORTMaria Isabel Muniz Zemero1, Maria Amélia Lopes dos Santos1, Alena Margareth Darwich Mendes1, Carla Andrea Avelar Pires1,Inflammatory Linear Verrucous Epidermal Nevus (ILVEN) is a rare clinical variety of verrucous epidermal nevus that manifests in early childhood as inflammatory lesions of keratosis surface, which coalesce and spread in band, following Blaschko lines. It makes a differential diagnosis with Linear Psoriasis; it is difficult to differentiate them given the clinical and histopathological aspects common to both, emphasizing the need to know the specific characteristics of each. The purpose of this report is to demonstrate a relatively rare affection, expressed in a 5-year-old girl, evolving from the first days of life with papulokeratosic plaques arranged linearly, followed by inflammatory signs and eroded areas, placed linearly, overtaking labia majora, perineum, the inner and upper face of the left thigh. Also, the patient showed keratotic papules and plaques in the posterior cervical region and external lateral border of the left foot plant, ascending along the posterior region of this limb. The clinical and histopathological criteria corroborate the diagnosis of ILVEN in differentiation with linear psoriasis, emphasizing the importance of establishing criteria/instruments to assist in distinguishing these two dermatoses in order to expedite the diagnosis, to optimize the treatment and minimize patients' discomfort. Long-term follow-up of patients with this disease is suggested due to the possibility, albeit minimal, of ILVEN malignancy. (AU)