Publications by authors named "L D Mazzuoccolo"
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- * Initial treatment with topical corticosteroids and antimicrobials provided only partial relief, and the lesion occasionally bled.
- * An ultrasound showed increased blood flow and thickening of the dermis, and the physical examination revealed a well-defined, shiny desquamating plaque on the left nipple and areola.
Objetives: Obtain a version to validate it in a population of adults with AD.
Materials And Methods: 1) Translation into Spanish and cross-cultural adaptation of the questionnaire from the original version in English, through a seven-step process. 2) Evaluation of the unidimensionality of the resulting scale by means of an exploratory factor analysis (EFA), of its reliability by means of Cronbach's alpha coefficient, and of its validity by evaluating the correlation of its score with those of the POEM and DLQI questionnaires.
Article Synopsis
- Calciphylaxis is a serious vascular disorder leading to skin necrosis, commonly associated with renal failure, but also occurs without it, showing a significant historical mortality rate that has recently decreased to 40%.
- A retrospective study from 2011 to 2019 at a Buenos Aires hospital reviewed 39 patients, revealing a predominance of men and a high prevalence of conditions like hypertension, obesity, and diabetes among the patients.
- Most diagnoses were confirmed with a single biopsy, and while treatment was multimodal, the one-year mortality rate remained high at 42%.