Basal cell carcinoma treated with Mohs micrographic surgery in young Ibero-American patients.

Background: The incidence of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in younger individuals has increased in recent decades. However, the characteristics of BCCs in this population, especially in Ibero-Latin American countries, have not been completely defined.

Objective: To describe the demographic, clinical, and histopathological characteristics of BCCs in patients younger than 40 treated with Mohs Micrographic Surgery (MMS).

[Concordance between thick blood smear, immunochromatography and polymerase chain reaction for malaria diagnosis].

Introduction: The rapid and effective diagnosis of malaria is the determining condition for an appropriate treatment and control of the disease.

Objective: The sensitivity, specificity and the positive and negative predictive values were evaluated in cases of suspected malaria in Colombia in a comparison of a rapid diagnostic test. the PCR test and the thick blood smear-the traditional gold standard.