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PEDUNCULATED GINGIVAL LESIONS IN AN ADOLESCENT BOY
No full textLESIONE PEDULìNOCLATA IN UN ADOLESCENTE QUIZ CAS
Erosive pustular dermatitis of the scalp: case series.
No full textEPDS is a rare disease that does not seem restricted to an age group, but rather to a precipitating event that involves the scalp, most commonly a mechanical trauma. The clinical histo- ry is therefore mandatory to suspect the diagnosis, which is suggested by chronic scalp erosions leading to skin atrophy and scarring
Subcutaneous sarcoidosis: a case series from a single center
No full textBackground: Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disease which not only affect the skin but can also involve the lymph nodes, eyes, and lungs. Subcutaneous sarcoidosis (SCS), is a rare form of sarcoidosis which is generally more prevalent in women in their 40s and 50s, characterized by subcutaneous, flesh-colored nodules, mostly localized on the limbs. A retrospective study to investigate clinical features and response to treatment in patients affected by SCS.
Methods: All patients with systemic and/or cutaneous sarcoidosis visited in our clinic hospital between 2012 and 2022. Out of this group, clinical features, and management of SCS patients were analyzed.
Results: Out of 102 patients with specific lesions of cutaneous sarcoidosis, with or without systemic involvement, 13 (13%) were diagnosed with SCS.
Conclusions: Our study confirms that systemic involvement in SCS is the prevalent finding as expected. Moreover, SCS patients have a relatively good prognosis, and systemic treatment does not differ from first-line therapies for cutaneous sarcoidosis
NAIL APPARATUS MELANOMA: DERMOSCOPIC AND HISTOPATHOLOGIC CORRELATIONS ON A SERIES OF 23 PATIENTS FROM A SINGLE CENTER.
No full textBackground Nail apparatus melanoma (NAM) is an uncommon tumour, and there are few studies focused on its der-
moscopic features.
Objective The aims of our study were to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of dermoscopy in NAM. A diagnostic algo-
rithm for adult patients with suspected NAM is proposed.
Methods We collected NAM dermoscopic images of patients with a proven histopathology from 2008 until 2015. Clini-
cal and dermoscopic images were blindly examined by two dermatologists, and correlations between histopathological
aspects and dermoscopic features were investigated.
Results We retrospectively collected NAM dermoscopic images associated with a proven histopathology of 23 Cau-
casian patients. Only cases with available both preoperative dermoscopic images and bioptic specimens were included.
Seventeen women and six men were included. The mean age at diagnosis was 63 years (range 18–92).
Conclusion We created an algorithm to indicate the correct way to follow an adult patient with suspected NAM. This
algorithm may ameliorate management in case of suspected NAM and possibly facilitate an early diagnosi
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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