Publications by authors named "Sara Bellavista"
Article Synopsis
- - Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome is a rare condition resulting from genital infections, often seen in women but can also occur in men; it primarily causes acute abdominal pain and is difficult to diagnose early due to nonspecific symptoms.
- - A case study highlighted a 26-year-old male patient with symptoms like abdominal pain and fever, where a diagnosis was made based on signs of orchiepididymitis and ultrasound results, revealing a gonoccocal infection and perihepatic fluid.
- - Emergency physicians must be knowledgeable about this syndrome's presentation and diagnostic methods to ensure timely and correct treatment, potentially preventing long-term complications from misdiagnosis.
Pruritic papular eruption (PPE) is a skin disease characterized by the eruption of itching papules on the extremities, face, and trunk; it is quite frequent in HIV-positive patients especially during the advanced immunosuppressive stage. PPE usually improves or heals when antiretroviral therapy restores the immune system function, but in some cases, it can take several months, and a symptomatic treatment for PPE is required. Systemic antihistamines, topical steroids, topical tacrolimus, itraconazole, pentoxyphilline, and ultraviolet B phototherapy have been proposed in cases of persisting PPE, but an elective treatment has not yet been found.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus (ILVEN) is normally associated with the failure of topical and systemic treatments and with recurrences on interruption of therapy. Many physical approaches have been used, but they generally resulted in varying rates of recurrence and unacceptable scarring. We reported a case of ILVEN treated with a single session CO(2) laser treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: : The purpose of our study was to evaluate whether briefs made of Dermasilk fabric could be an adjuvant tool in the management of vulvar lichen sclerosus (LS).
Materials And Methods: : A controlled, randomized, double-blind study versus placebo was conducted, comparing Dermasilk versus standard cotton briefs in patients affected by LS during treatment with clobetasol propionate 0.05% ointment and vitamin E moisturizer.
Background: The prognosis of alopecia areata (AA) is difficult to predict. Few studies report long-term follow-up of AA patients.
Objective: The purpose of this study is to better assess the long-term evolution of AA and the possible relationship between disease severity and treatment response with long-term prognosis.