Publications by authors named "Agustina Acosta"

Article Synopsis
  • Papulolinear collagenoma is a rare type of connective tissue growth known as a dermal hamartoma.
  • It is characterized by an abnormal increase in collagen in the skin.
  • The report focuses on a young girl's case who has this collagen nevus displaying a papulolinear pattern.
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This report presents the case of a 13-year-old female patient with history of acute myeloid leukemia, who, after a bone marrow transplant, began to vomit and experienced rapidly progressive deterioration of consciousness, in addition to disseminated erythematous-violaceous macules, and some blisters with hemorrhagic content inside. Skin biopsy evidenced intravascular filamentous structures. A blood culture confirmed the presence of Fusarium oxysporum.

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An 8-year-old boy presented to the pediatric dermatology service with an elevated, moist and vegetated pinkish mass, measuring 4 × 5 × 2 cm in diameter, located in the scrotum. The lesion has been gradually increasing in size showing a recent accelerated growth. Excisional biopsy demonstrated the histological picture of syringocystadenoma papilliferum (SCAP).

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