Publications by authors named "Carolina Lucena Fernandes"
Management of pemphigoid vegetans with mycophenolate mofetil: A case report.
SAGE Open Med Case Rep
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- Pemphigoid vegetans is a rare form of bullous pemphigoid, with only 13 documented cases in medical literature.
- A case study involved a 63-year-old woman with painful lesions that progressed over four months, exhibiting specific histological features.
- The condition was diagnosed through histopathology and immunofluorescence, and it was effectively treated with oral corticosteroids, dapsone, and mycophenolate mofetil.
Article Synopsis
- Fixed drug eruption (FDE) is a recurring skin reaction triggered by certain medications, with limited data available on its occurrence in children.
- A systematic review analyzed 92 articles, involving 233 pediatric patients, finding that antibiotics—especially sulfonamides—were the most common triggers, and supportive therapy was predominantly used for treatment.
- The review noted that drug testing, like oral provocation tests, is safe for children, and the clinical features did not significantly differ between those who were tested and those who were not.
Cutaneous juvenile xanthogranuloma is an uncommon disorder usually arising during infancy. Systemic involvement of juvenile xanthogranuloma remains rare, and there are no published guidelines to date on screening extracutaneous manifestations in these patients. Ocular involvement is the most common extracutaneous manifestation of juvenile xanthogranuloma.
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