O pejorativo "lepra" e a grande vítima de grave erro médico-social-histórico: a indefesa América Latina by Abrahão Rotberg

“…O "tsara'ath" dos livros sagrados hebreus significava degradação moral (e/ou sagrada-ritual), motivada por série confusa e variada de alterações da pele e couro cabeludo que poderiam corresponder hoje, mais propriamente, às parasitoses, piodermites, psoríase, vitíligo e pênfigos (3, 5, 9, 21).…”
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Artocarpus: um gênero exótico de grande bioatividade by Valéria de Jesus Pereira, Maria Auxiliadora Coelho Kaplan

“…O gênero Artocarpus está representado por 50 espécies, que estão distribuídas, principalmente, nas regiões tropicais asiáticas, sendo utilizado pela medicina popular, nessa área endêmica, como tratamento ou prevenção de inflamações, malária e vitiligo. As investigações fitoquímicas e biológicas em 34 espécies resultaram no isolamento de 369 substâncias, representadas, principalmente, por flavonoides, sendo flavona o tipo mais característico.…”
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Nevi presenting a halo: Sutton nevus, Meyerson nevus, and Wollina-Schaarschmidt halo-like dermatosis by Uwe Wollina

“…Sutton nevus – more common in vitiligo – is characterized by loss of pigmentation around moles. …”
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Polypodium leucotomos extract in topical and oral photoprotection: ten years of Brazilian experience by Sergio Schalka

“…Polypodium leucotomos extract was first described in the literature 55 years ago, demonstrating anti-inflammatory action in dermatoses such as vitiligo and psoriasis. It is currently available as an oral and topical photoprotection agent in more than 26 countries to prevent and treat dermatoses resulting from solar radiation, such as polymorphous light eruption, melasma, actinic keratoses, skin cancer, and photoaging, among others. …”
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Current Challenges in Deciphering Sutton Nevi—Literature Review and Personal Experience by Roxana Nedelcu, Alexandra Dobre, Alice Brinzea, Ionela Hulea, Razvan Andrei, Sabina Zurac, Mihaela Balaban, Mihaela Antohe, Lorena Manea, Andreea Calinescu, Anastasia Coman, Florentina Pantelimon, Adina Dobritoiu, Catalin Popescu, Raluca Popescu, Elena Balasescu, Daniela Ion, Gabriela Turcu

“…Halo nevi, known as leukoderma acquisitum centrifugum, Sutton nevus, leukopigmentary nevus, perinevoid vitiligo, or perinevoid leukoderma, together with vitiligo and melanoma-associated hypopigmentation, belong to the group of dermatoses designated as immunological leukodermas. …”
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Hernia incisional eviscerada: A propósito de un caso by Alejandro Barrabí Díaz, Joaquín Márquez Hernández, Evelio Salvador Reyes Balseiro, Bárbaro Agustín Armas Pérez

“…Reporte de caso: Anciana de 78 años, diabética tipo II, con vitíligo, hipertensión arterial controlada, presentó además hernia incisional voluminosa recidivada, la cual sufrió ruptura espontánea de pared y piel con evisceración. …”
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Optical Imaging for Biomedical and Clinical Applications / by Ahmad Fadzil Mohammad Hani, editor, Kumar, Dileep, editor

Amyloidosis cutis dyschromica: A rare reticulate pigmentary dermatosis by Shyam Verma, Rajiv Joshi

“…The other unusual feature in this patient was the strong family history of vitiligo, which we are unable to explain. We have also tried to explain the mechanism leading to the hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation in amyloidosis cutis dyschromica.…”
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Pembrolizumab-induced lichen planus: A rare immune-related adverse side effect by Aditi Bansal, Ankur Singla, Davinder Paul, Sukhjot Kaur

“…Various dermatological side effects including pruritus, maculopapular rash, vitiligo, lichenoid skin reactions, psoriasis, and rarely life-threatening conditions like bullous pemphigoid, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms have been reported. …”
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Cutaneous manifestations of diabetes mellitus in children by M. P. Lymarenko

“…The skin lesions caused by metabolic disorders include diabetic dermopathy, diabetic bladder, necrobiosis lipoidica, granuloma annulare, eruptive xanthomas, scleroderma, and vitiligo. Children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus have frequently skin infections, such as cutaneous and mucosal candidiasis (stomatitis, vaginitis, onychomycosis, paronychia, perleche, and candidiasis ofskin folds and interdigitalspaces), and bacterialskin infections. …”
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Depigmented lesions of pityriasis versicolor: A diagnostic dilemma with review of literature by Tejinder Kaur, Daljit Singh, Suresh K. Malhotra, Arashbir Kaur

“…We report a rare case of pityriasis versicolor affecting both arms and dorsum of both hands but sparing the commonly involved sites and masquerading vitiligo.…”
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Evidence of pyroptosis and ferroptosis extensively involved in autoimmune diseases at the single-cell transcriptome level by Danfeng Zhang, Yadan Li, Chunyan Du, Lina Sang, Liu Liu, Yingmei Li, Fang Wang, Wenjuan Fan, Ping Tang, Sidong Zhang, Dandan Chen, Yanmei Wang, Xiaoyi Wang, Xinsheng Xie, Zhongxing Jiang, Yongping Song, Rongqun Guo

“…The results also revealed that pyroptosis and ferroptosis are involved in epidermal melanocyte destruction in vitiligo. Aberrant ferroptosis has been detected in multiple sclerosis, systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease, Crohn’s disease, and autoimmune orchitis. …”
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Perceptions and Attitudes of Primary Care Physicians Toward Dermatologic Surgery by Alfurayh NA, Almishary MZ, Alghamdi KM

“…Nuha A Alfurayh,1 Mishary Z Almishary,2 Khalid M Alghamdi1,3 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2Primary Health Care Directorate, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 3Vitiligo Research Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Khalid M Alghamdi, Department of Dermatology, Vitiligo Research Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Email kmgderm@gmail.comPurpose: Dermatologic surgery is a well-established subspecialty in dermatology that involves various therapeutic and esthetic procedures. …”
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Hanseníase no Município de Buriticupu, Estado do Maranhão: busca ativa de casos na população adulta Leprosy in Buriticupu, State of Maranhão: active search for cases in the adult p... by Antonio Rafael da Silva, Wilma Batista de Matos, Camila Cristina Bastos Silva, Eloisa da Graça do Rosario Gonçalves

“…O estudo permitiu, ainda, a identificação de outras doenças da pele, tais como pitiríase versicolor, dermatofitose, escabiose, vitiligo e carcinoma de pele. CONCLUSÕES: O elevado coeficiente de detecção define o município como hiperendêmico para a hanseníase. …”
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Oral Bioactive Self-Nanoemulsifying Drug Delivery Systems of Remdesivir and Baricitinib: A Paradigmatic Case of Drug Repositioning for Cancer Management by Mohsin Kazi, Yousef Alanazi, Ashok Kumar, Ahmad Abdul-Wahhab Shahba, Syed Rizwan Ahamad, Khalid M. Alghamdi

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308-nm excimer laser in the treatment of a localized recalcitrant form of perioral dermatitis: Case report by Catarina Queirós, Luís Uva, Paulo Filipe

“… In the last two decades, 308-nm excimer laser has been increasingly recognized as a therapeutic alternative for several dermatological conditions, being currently FDA approved for the treatment of localized vitiligo and moderately severe localized psoriasis unresponsive to topical treatments. …”
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Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) and psychodermatology by George W. M. Millington, Hannah E. Palmer

“…These include diseases such as psoriasis, atopic eczema, acne, alopecia areata, vitiligo and melasma, all of which are known to be linked to stress. …”
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A Rare Cutaneous Manifestation: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis after Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccination by Yaritza Serrano Gomez, Brittney Grella, Hongbei Wang

“…These specific vaccine-induced autoimmune conditions with cutaneous manifestations include lupus erythematosus, bullous pemphigoid, vitiligo, alopecia areata, and leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV). …”
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It’s Not All Sunshine: Non-sun-related Melanoma Risk-factors by Veronique Bataille

“…Melanoma is also one of the most immunogenic cancer as the behaviour of naevi and melanoma differ in patients with vitiligo or eczema. The search for non-sun related melanoma risk factors should continue as it is likely to lead to important discoveries which will, in turn, have an impact on therapeutic targets for this tumour.…”
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Apigenin: A Therapeutic Agent for Treatment of Skin Inflammatory Diseases and Cancer by Ji Hye Yoon, Mi-Yeon Kim, Jae Youl Cho

“…An overreaction to these agents causes severe skin diseases, including atopic dermatitis, pruritus, psoriasis, skin cancer, and vitiligo. Members of the flavonoid family include apigenin, quercetin, luteolin, and kaempferol. …”
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