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Abstract: Trichothiodystrophy refers to a heterogeneous group of rare genetic diseases that affects neuroectodermal-derived tissues with multisystem involvement. The hallmark of these syndromes is the deficiency of sulfur in hair matrix proteins, leading to short and brittle hair. Few cases of this rare disorder have been published. The authors report a case of trichothiodystrophy in a male infant with ichthyosis, photosensitivity, spastic paraparesis, short stature, and neurologic and psychomotor retardation. Diagnosis was based on clinical and microscopic features of hair samples.

Part 1 of this guideline addressed the differential diagnosis of the neurofibromatoses (NF): neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) and schwannomatosis (SCH). NF shares some features such as the genetic origin of the neural tumors and cutaneous manifestations, and affects nearly 80 thousand Brazilians. Increasing scientific knowledge on NF has allowed better clinical management and reduced rate of complications and morbidity, resulting in higher quality of life for NF patients. Most medical doctors are able to perform NF diagnosis, but the wide range of clinical manifestations and the inability to predict the onset or severity of new features, consequences, or complications make NF management a real clinical challenge, requiring the support of different specialists for proper treatment and genetic counseling, especially in NF2 and SCH. The present text suggests guidelines for the clinical management of NF, with emphasis on NF1.

Impetigo is a common cutaneous infection that is especially prevalent in children. Historically, impetigo is caused by either group A β-hemolytic streptococci or Staphylococcus aureus. Currently, the most frequently isolated pathogen is S. aureus. This article discusses the microbiologic and virulence factors of group A β-hemolytic streptococci and Staphylococcus aureus, clinical characteristics, complications, as well as the approach to diagnosis and management of impetigo. Topical agents for impetigo therapy are reviewed.

INTRODUCTION: Rapid maxillary expansion (RME) for the treatment of maxillary deficiency and posterior crossbite may induce changes in the vertical dimension. Expanders with occlusal splints have been developed to minimize unwanted vertical effects. OBJECTIVE: This preliminary study used cephalometri radiographs to evaluate the vertical effects of RME using a Hyrax appliance in children with maxillary deficiency. METHOD: Twenty-six patients (11 boys; mean age = 8 years and 5 months) with maxillary deficiency and posterior crossbite were treated using a Hyrax appliance with an acrylic occlusal splint. Radiographs and cephalometric studies were performed before the beginning of the treatment (T1) and after RME active time (T2), at a mean interval of 7 months. Results were compared with normative values. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: At the end of treatment, there were no statistically significant changes, and measurements were similar to the normative values. Data showed that there were no significant effects on vertical growth, which suggests that appliances with occlusal splints may be used to correct transverse deficiencies regardless of the patient's growth pattern.

Os linfomas cutâneos compreendem um grupo heterogêneo de desordens linfoproliferativas que envolvem a pele e são classificados como um subgrupo dos linfomas não Hodgkin. No período de 1981 a 2007, 100 casos de linfomas em crianças foram admitidos no Serviço de Hematologia, do Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, sendo que nove apresentaram manifestação cutânea inicial. Três pacientes foram classificados como linfoma cutâneo primário e seis como sistêmicos. Sete pacientes apresentaram linfoma de células T, um, linfoma linfoblástico B e um, imunofenótipo indefinido. Nenhum óbito ocorreu nos pacientes com linfoma cutâneo primárioCutaneous lymphomas comprise a heterogeneous group of lymphoproliferative disorders with skin involvement and are classified as a subgroup of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. From 1981 to 2007, 100 children with non-Hodgkin lymphomas were admitted to the Hematology Unit of the Federal University of Minas Gerais Teaching Hospital. In nine of these children, the skin was involved at the onset of the disease. Three patients were classified as having primary cutaneous lymphoma, while in six the disease was systemic with cutaneous involvement. In seven patients, the immunophenotype was T-cell, in one it was B-cell, and in the remaining case the immunophenotype was indefinable. No deaths occurred in any of the children with primary cutaneous lymphoma

A síndrome de Muckle-Wells é doença autossômica dominante rara, incluída no grupo das síndromes febris hereditárias. Caracteriza-se por episódios recorrentes e autolimitados de febre, urticária, artralgia, mialgia e conjuntivite, desde a infância, relacionados com a exposição ao frio. Mais tardiamente, há perda auditiva neurossensorial progressiva. Amiloidose, a principal complicação, desenvolve-se em cerca de 25% dos casos. Associa-se a mutações no gene NLRP3 (antes CIAS1) que codifica a criopirina, proteína reguladora da produção de citocinas pró-inflamatórias, como a interleucina-1beta. Relata-se a ocorrência dessa doença incomum em quatro membros de uma única família.Muckle-Wells syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disease that belongs to a group of hereditary febrile syndromes. It is characterized by recurrent and self-limited episodes of fever, urticaria, arthralgia, myalgia and conjunctivitis since childhood, which are related to exposure to cold temperatures. Lately, progressive sensorineural hearing loss occurs. Amyloidosis is the main complication and can be found in about 25% of the cases. It has been demonstrated that there is an association with mutations in the NLRP3 gene, which codifies cryopyrin, a protein responsible for regulating the production of proinflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-1Beta. The authors report four cases of the disease within a family.

INTRODUÇÃO: o diagnóstico, o tratamento e o acompanhamento de pacientes portadores da síndrome da apneia obstrutiva do sono (SAOS) são essenciais, por se tratar de um distúrbio que pode causar alterações sistêmicas. A efetividade do tratamento da SAOS com aparelhos intrabucais foi demonstrada através de estudos cefalométricos. OBJETIVO: o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o efeito do aparelho de avanço mandibular (Twin Block, TB) no volume das vias aéreas superiores, por meio de tomografia computadorizada Cone-Beam (CBCT). Dezesseis pacientes (6 homens e 10 mulheres) portadores de SAOS leve a moderada, idade média de 47,06 anos, utilizaram um aparelho de avanço mandibular e foram acompanhados por 7 meses, em média. MÉTODOS: foram feitas duas CBCT, sendo uma sem e outra com o aparelho em posição. A segmentação e a obtenção dos volumes das vias aéreas superiores foram realizadas e utilizado o teste t de Student pareado para análise estatística, com 5% de significância. RESULTADOS: houve aumento do volume da via aérea superior com TB quando comparado com o volume sem TB (pINTRODUCTION: Diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) are crucial because this disorder can cause systemic changes. The effectiveness of OSAS treatment with intraoral devices has been demonstrated through cephalometric studies. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a mandibular advancement device (Twin Block, TB) on the volume of the upper airways by means of Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT). Sixteen patients (6 men and 10 women) with mild to moderate OSAS, mean age 47.06 years, wore a mandibular advancement device and were followed up for seven months on average. METHODS: Two CBCT scans were obtained: one with and one without the device in place. Upper airway volumes were segmented and obtained using Student's paired t-tests for statistical analysis with 5% significance level. RESULTS: TB use increased the volume of the upper airways when compared with the volume attained without TB (p

O pioderma gangrenoso (PG) faz parte do espectro das dermatoses neutrofílicas, processos que têm em comum um padrão histológico similar, formado por infiltrado de leucócitos polimorfonucleares, de caráter não infeccioso e não neoplásico e sem vasculite primária. Caracteriza-se por úlceras dolorosas, com bordas imprecisas, de variados tamanhos e profundidade, localizadas principalmente nos membros inferiores, mas outras partes da pele, mucosas e outros órgãos podem estar envolvidos. A doença tem grande morbidade e seu curso pode ser crônico ou recidivante. A patogênese não é bem conhecida. Em 50 a 70% dos pacientes, está associado a uma doença de base, como doença inflamatória intestinal, doenças reumáticas, hematológicas ou malignidades; pode apresentar-se de forma isolada. São analisados dois pacientes com o diagnóstico de pioderma gangrenoso e artrite associada, para ressaltar a importância do conhecimento dessa dermatose pelo reumatologista, já que o acometimento articular ocorre em cerca de 37% dos pacientes que apresentam essa síndrome neutrofílica.Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a necrotizing neutrophilic dermatosis, a condition with polymorphonuclear infiltrates, which is non-infective, non neoplastic and has no primary vasculitis. It may be idiopathic or associated with a systemic disorder. It is characterized by painful ulcers with undermined edge, of variable depth and size. The legs are most commonly affected but other parts of the skin and mucous membranes may also be involved. The course can be mild or malignant, chronic or relapsing, and has a remarkable morbidity. The pathogenesis is unknown. In 50 to 70% of the patients, PG is associated with underlying systemic diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, myeloproliferative disorders, hematological or malignancies; it can appear in isolated form. This is a report of two patients with PG and arthritis which intends to show the importance, for rheumatologists, of considering this dermatosis, since articular complaints are present in 37% of the PG patients.

Trata-se de criança de oito anos, portadora de atrofia na hemiface direita, desde os seis anos. A ressonância magnética do encéfalo evidenciou espessamento cortical e formação de cistos. A hemiatrofia facial progressiva, ou síndrome de Parry-Romberg, mais freqüente nas duas primeiras décadas de vida, caracteriza-se por atrofia unilateral da face, acometendo área inervada por um ou mais ramos do trigêmeo. A relação dessa síndrome com a esclerodermia localizada é discutida.The authors report a case of an 8-year-old child with facial hemiatrophy since the age of 6. A resonance imaging showed areas of white matter hyperintensity and cysts. Progressive facial hemiatrophy (Parry-Romberg syndrome) usually develops during the first or second decade of life. It is characterized by unilateral facial atrophy affecting dermatomes of one or multiple branches of the trigeminal nerve. The relationship between progressive facial hemiatrophy and scleroderma is discussed.

FUNDAMENTOS - O vitiligo atinge de 0,5 a 4% da população mundial, e 25% dos casos se iniciam antes dos 10 anos. Embora prevalente, estudos epidemiológicos de vitiligo na infância são raros na literatura brasileira. OBJETIVO - Avaliar características clínicas e epidemiológicas do vitiligo na infância. MÉTODO - Realizado estudo descritivo em 73 crianças com vitiligo, atendidas no Ambulatório de Dermatologia Pediátrica do Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Variáveis como sexo, idades ao início da doença e tratamento, superfície corporal acometida, forma clínica, localização, associação com doenças auto-imunes, história familiar de vitiligo e tratamento inicial foram avaliadas. A análise estatística foi realizada usando freqüências simples e comparação de médias pela análise de variância. RESULTADOS - 60,3% dos pacientes eram do sexo feminino. A média de idade ao início da doença foi 5,7, e a do início do tratamento, sete anos. A superfície corporal acometida foi inferior a 1% em 71,8%, e a forma localizada foi detectada em 76,7% dos casos. A localização mais comum foi o segmento cefálico. O vitiligo em familiares foi observado em 30,1% dos casos. O hipotireoidismo foi detectado em um paciente, e 11% deles relataram a presença de doença auto-imune em familiares. O corticóide tópico foi o tratamento inicial na maioria dos pacientes. CONCLUSÕES - Os achados deste estudo ambulatorial são basicamente semelhantes aos encontrados em estudos realizados em outros países.BACKGROUND: vitiligo affects 0.5 to 4% of the world population. Twenty-five per cent of cases have their onset before the age of 10 years. Although the condition is prevalent in childhood, there are few epidemiological reports in children in the Brazilian literature. OBJECTIVE: to evaluate clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of vitiligo in childhood. METHODS: a descriptive study was performed in 73 children with vitiligo seen at the Pediatric Dermatology Outpatient Clinics of the Hospital das Clinicas- Universage Federal de Minas Gerais. The variables sex, age of onset of disease and treatment, affected body surface area, clinical type, site, autoimmune disease association, family history of vitiligo and initial treatment were evaluated. The statistical analysis was performed using simple frequency and means were compared through analysis of variance. RESULTS: Females accounted for 60.3% of the sample. The mean age at onset of disease was 5.7 years and the mean age at onset of treatment was 7 years. The body surface area affected was smaller than 1% in 71.8% and the localized type was detected in 76.7%. The most common site affected was the head. Family history of vitiligo was observed in 30.1% of patients. Hypothyroidism was found in one patient and 11% reported autoimmune diseases in their families. The initial treatment was topical steroids in the majority of patients. CONCLUSIONS: the findings of vitiligo in childhood in this study are basically similar to those reported in other countries.

A lipodistrofia generalizada congênita (síndrome de Berardinelli-Seip), doença autossômica recessiva, caracteriza-se por escassez do tecido subcutâneo. A falta de tecido adiposo propicia disfunção metabólica dos lípides e carboidratos, resistência periférica à insulina, hipertrigliceridemia e hipermetabolismo. Outros achados são acantose nigricante, acromegalia, hepatomegalia e alterações musculares, ósseas, cardiovasculares e neurológicas. Relata-se o caso de paciente com essa síndrome, cujo diagnóstico foi realizado em um serviço de dermatologia.Congenital generalized lipodystrophy (Berardinelli-Seip syndrome) is a recessive autossomic disease characterized by absence of subcutaneous tissue. The fat tissue absence leads to metabolic dysfunction of lipids and carbohydrates, peripheral insulin resistance and increased seric levels of triglycerides and also a higher metabolic rate. Other findings are acanthosis nigricans, acromegaly, hepatomegaly and muscular, bony, cardiovascular and neurological abnormalities. A case of a patient with this syndrome is reported, whose diagnosis was made in a dermatology ambulatory.

Com o conhecimento cada vez maior da angiogênese, as anomalias vasculares foram divididas em tumores e malformações vasculares. As malformações vasculares, objeto deste trabalho, são categorizadas ou pela natureza dos canais vasculares (capilares, arteriais, venosos ou linfáticos), ou pelo tipo de fluxo (alto ou baixo), ou ainda pela distribuição (localizadas ou difusas). Além disso, há as malformações complexas combinadas, nas quais se encaixa a maioria das síndromes vasculares. Os autores apresentam uma revisão do asssunto, discorrendo sobre características clínicas, diagnóstico e tratamento dessas anomalias.As a result of increased knowledge on angiogenesis, vascular anomalies have been separated into tumors and vascular malformations. Vascular malformations, the subject of this review, are classified either by the nature of the vessels (capillary, arterial, venous or lymphatic), type of flow (high or low) or even by distribution (localized or diffuse). Furthermore there are the complex-combined malformations, a feature present in most vascular syndromes. A review of the clinical aspects, diagnosis and treatment of vascular malformations is presented in this paper.

As novas classificações disponíveis e os modernos recursos diagnósticos por imagem não só permitiram a diferenciação entre os tumores e as malformações vasculares, mas também modificaram de forma substancial a abordagem e o tratamento dessas anomalias. O hemangioma da infância, o mais comum dos tumores vasculares dessa faixa etária e objeto deste trabalho, é revisto do ponto de vista de suas características clínicas e laboratoriais, diagnóstico diferencial e opções terapêuticas. Embora a conduta expectante permaneça como o tratamento de escolha para a maioria dos casos, o julgamento crítico é crucial para o emprego de outras modalidades terapêuticas.

A disceratose congênita é doença hereditária rara, caracterizada pela tríade de pigmentação reticulada da pele, distrofia ungueal e leucoceratose em mucosas. Alterações dentárias, gastrintestinais, geniturinárias, neurológicas, oftalmológicas, pulmonares e esqueléticas associadas têm sido relatadas. A falência medular é a principal causa de morte precoce e também é descrita predisposição para doenças malignas. Afeta principalmente homens, e reconhecem-se formas recessivas ligadas ao X, autossômicas dominantes e recessivas. Relata-se o caso de uma criança do sexo masculino, que apresentava a tríade clássica das lesões sem antecedentes familiares. Faz-se revisão da literatura com o objetivo de enfatizar a necessidade do acompanhamento médico multidisciplinar, de modo a permitir diagnóstico precoce das possíveis complicações.Dyskeratosis congenita is an inherited disease characterised by the triad of abnormal skin pigmentation, nail dystrophy and mucosal leukoplakia. Non-cutaneous abnormalities (dental, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, neurological, ophthalmic, pulmonary and skeletal) have also been reported. Bone marrow failure is the main cause of early mortality, with an additional predisposition to malignancy. Men are more affected than women and X-linked recessive, autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive forms of the disease are recognised. We report a case of a male child who presented the classic triad of lesions, without familial cases. A review of the literature is also made, emphasizing the importance of a multidisciplinary approach, which is fundamental for an early diagnosis of the complications.

A síndrome KLICK é uma genodermatose rara, autossômica recessiva, caracterizada pela associação de queratodermia palmo-plantar difusa e transgressiva, com esclerodactilia, placas hiperqueratóticas lineares localizadas preferencialmente em flexuras e ictiose congênita. Não há alterações em fâneros ou mucosas, assim como sintomas sistêmicos associados. O tratamento consiste no uso de queratolíticos tópicos e retinóides oraisKeratosis linearis with ichthyosis congenita and sclerosing keratoderma (KLICK) syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive skin disorder characterized by the association of diffuse, transgressive palmoplantar keratoderma with sclerodactyly, linear hyperkeratotic plaques generally located in flexures, and congenital ichthyosis. The patient is physically and mentally healthy and has no history of any problems related to teeth, nails, hair or mucous membranes. Treatment is based on the use of topical keratolytics and oral retinoids

A discromatose simétrica hereditária (acropigmentação de Dohi) é alteração pigmentar rara, genética, com padrão de herança autossômica dominante. Caracteriza-se por máculas hiper e hipocrômicas com padrão mosqueado e distribuição acral. Apresenta-se paciente masculino, 13 anos, com máculas hiper e hipocrômicas disseminadas no dorso das mãos e pés, além de efélides na face e lesões atróficas lineares periorbitárias. É necessário o diagnóstico diferencial com as outras pigmentações reticuladas.Dyschromatosis symetrica hereditaria (reticulate acropigmentation of Dohi) is a rare autosomal dominant disease. It starts as hyperpigmented and hypopigmented macules in reticular pattern on the extremities. We present a case of a 13-year old boy that showed hyper and hypopigmented macules distributed on the dorsal aspects of the extremities, freckle-like pigmented macules on the face and periorbital atrophic linear lesions. Differentiation with others reticulate pigmentation manifestations is necessary.

A síndrome de Urbach-Wiethe, também conhecida como lipoidoproteinose ou hialinose cutânea e mucosa (OMIM 247100), é rara genodermatose de herança autossômica recessiva, de patogênese desconhecida, que se caracteriza pela deposição de material hialino na pele, mucosa oral e órgãos internos. Alterações características incluem a rouquidão, pápulas e nódulos na face, especialmente na borda das pálpebras, cicatrizes varioliformes, espessamento difuso e aspecto amarelado da pele e lesões verrucosas em áreas de atrito.Urbach-Wiethe disease, also named lipoproteinosis or hyalinosis cutis et mucosae (OMIM 247100), is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of unknown pathogenesis with hyaline-like material deposition in the skin, oral mucosa and internal organs. Typical features include hoarseness, papules and nodules on the face, characteristically along the eyelid margins, pitted scars, diffuse thickening and yellow discoloration of the skin, and verrucous lesions in areas subjected to trauma.

Neurofibromatoses (NF) are a group of genetic multiple tumor growing predisposition diseases: neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) and schwannomatosis (SCH), which have in common the neural origin of tumors and cutaneous signs. They affect nearly 80 thousand of Brazilians. In recent years, the increased scientific knowledge on NF has allowed better clinical management and reduced complication morbidity, resulting in higher quality of life for NF patients. In most cases, neurology, psychiatry, dermatology, clinical geneticists, oncology and internal medicine specialists are able to make the differential diagnosis between NF and other diseases and to identify major NF complications. Nevertheless, due to its great variability in phenotype expression, progressive course, multiple organs involvement and unpredictable natural evolution, NF often requires the support of neurofibromatoses specialists for proper treatment and genetic counseling. This Part 1 offers step-by-step guidelines for NF differential diagnosis. Part 2 will present the NF clinical management.