Publications by authors named "Ana L Morales-Moya"
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- Hydroa vacciniforme (HV) lymphoproliferative disorder is a rare type of NK/T-cell lymphoma primarily found in children, mainly reported in Latin America and parts of Asia.
- The disorder is categorized under EBV-positive lymphoid proliferations and is classified in the fifth edition of the WHO guidelines for lymphoid neoplasms.
- A noteworthy case of a 22-year-old woman from Spain illustrates the disease's progression, highlighting the importance of recognizing its uncommon presentation to improve diagnosis and early treatment.
Hypertrophic and acneiform forms are very rare variants of discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), which can suppose a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. We present a South American woman with facial disfiguring lesions of 7 years of evolution with clinical and histopathological characteristic of both hypertrophic and acneiform DLE. No criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus were present in the patient.
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- Lichen aureus is a rare type of skin condition, particularly noted in this case involving a 10-year-old boy with multiple small, brownish lesions arranged in a zosteriform pattern on the leg.
- Skin biopsy revealed a distinctive band-like inflammatory infiltrate with various immune cells and pigments, affirming the diagnosis of zosteriform lichen aureus.
- Treatment with a topical steroid resulted in partial improvement of the lesions, which have persisted over two years, necessitating consideration of other similar skin conditions and further research into effective therapies.
[Apocrine hidrocystoma associated with gouty tophi of the pinna].
Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc
May 2017
Background: Apocrine hidrocystomas, also known as apocrine cystadenomas, are bening cystic tumours derived from the secretory portion of apocrine sweat glands.
Clinical Case: A 78-year old female was referred to our division for assesment an asymptomatic translucent, well-defined cystic lesion located on the upper helix. The histological features were consistent with apocrine hidrocystoma coexisting with gouty tophi.