Publications by authors named "Allen de Souza Pessoa"
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- Leprosy, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, is a treatable infectious disease, with a study comparing the relapse rates between patients treated with 6-months uniform multidrug therapy (U-MDT) and 12-months regular multidrug therapy (R-MDT).
- The 10-year relapse rate was found to be 4.08% overall, with slightly higher relapses in the U-MDT group (4.95%) compared to the R-MDT group (3.10%), though the difference was not statistically significant.
- The findings suggest that 6-month U-MDT is an acceptable treatment option, comparable to the standard 12-month regimen, encouraging its use in leprosy-endemic countries.
Of all the therapeutic options available in Dermatology, few of them have the history, effectiveness, and safety of phototherapy. Heliotherapy, NB-UVB, PUVA, and UVA1 are currently the most common types of phototherapy used. Although psoriasis is the most frequent indication, it is used for atopic dermatitis, vitiligo, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and cutaneous sclerosis, among others.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 44-year-old male patient presented with nodules that evolved with inflammation, following drainage of seropurulent secretion and ulceration. The patient had a 6 year-history of alcohol addiction and reported contact with cats. At the physical examination, the patient had skin-colored and erythematous nodules, and ulcers covered with thick, blackened crusts on the face, trunk and limbs.
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