Publications by authors named "Soraya Neves Marques Barbosa dos Santos"
Lobomycosis or lacaziosis is a chronic granulomatous fungal infection caused by Lacazia loboi. Most cases are restricted to tropical regions. Transmission is believed to occur through traumatic inoculation in the skin, mainly in exposed areas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Endostatin, an anti-angiogenic C-terminal fragment of collagen XVIII, has been recently reported to play a role in scleroderma pathogenesis, but collagen XVIII immunohistochemistry in scleroderma skin has still not been performed. Bullous scleroderma, a rare form of scleroderma, may have altered angiogenic and lymphangiogenic characteristics.
Objective: Our aim is to report a rare case of bullous scleroderma, studying the presence of fibronectin and collagens type I, III and XVIII in sclerodermic skin.