Publications by authors named "Luiza F V D'Almeida"
Financial impact on social security of the incorporation of adalimumab for the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa: An analysis of the 61-million-contributor Brazilian Social Security System (INSS).
Luiza Ferreira Vieira d'Almeida Ana Claudia Borghi de Oliveira Beatriz Carvalho Neiva Vanessa Queiroz Bastos Marcos Paulo Godinho
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
June 2024
Background: Chronic paronychia is an inflammatory process of the nail folds lasting more than 6 weeks. Clinically, there is hypertrophy and retraction of the folds and absence of the cuticle. Treatment involves clinical measures and, when there is no response or the hypertrophy of the folds is very pronounced, surgical treatment is indicated.
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- - Onychocytic matricoma is a newly identified benign tumor in the nail matrix, characterized by thickening of the nail and dark streaks (melanonychia) on the nail plate.
- - There have been only 8 documented cases, including one of a 12-year-old girl who had melanoncychia and nail thickening on her right thumb without prior injury or pain.
- - The report emphasizes the importance for healthcare professionals to recognize this condition during nail examinations and consider it in the diagnosis of similar nail abnormalities.
Immunobiologic therapy is indicated for severe forms of psoriasis, resistant to conventional therapy. There is growing concern about their safety profile and possible association with cancer development. This article documents two cases of renal cell cancer during treatment with biologic therapy, reviewing what is described in the literature .
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