Becker's nevus syndrome presents with a hyperchromic spot often trunk located, associated hypertrichosis and maxillofacial or skeletal muscle alterations. This study reports the case of male patient who had in left gluteal region, underwent intramuscular PMMA microspheres implantation for volume symmetrization

The use of colors in food industry is essential for the creation of new products or their improvement. As an important pigment group, anthocyanin could be used as a natural coloring pigment in foods. This study aims at exploring strategies that result in color stability of anthocyanin in pear-shaped variety of blueberry (Cornus mas-Macrocarpa). In this study, the effects of different pH values ...

Fetal neocortical transplants placed into a previously prepared cavity in the cortex of adult animals inhibited destructive processes in host neurons surrounding the place of injury. This was demonstrated by a gradual reduction in the number of hyperchromic and shrunken host neurons and the recovery of the ultrastructure of dystrophic cells which die as a result of neuronophagia or sclerosis in...

We report a case of Tinea nigra in an adolescent living in Itapema, Santa Catarina, Brazil, who presented a hyperchromic macule on the palm of the left hand, close to another erythematous macule caused by a rabbit bite. The patient received guidance on accidents and animal bites and evolved well treated with topical butenafine for the dermatomycosis. The authors also highlight the efficacy of t...

The cosmopolitan beetles of the Paederus genus (potós) cause a severe dermatitis when the insect is crushed against the skin of exposed areas (the cervical region is the most affected). Toxins (pederin and others) from the hemolymph of the insect cause plaques and/or bizarre, linear lesions with erythema, edema, blisters, pustules, crusts and exulcerations. There may be a burning sensation and ...

BACKGROUND notalgia paresthetica is a subdiagnosed sensory neuropathy presenting as a condition of intense itching and hyperchromic macule on the back that interferes with daily habits. OBJECTIVES To determine the efficacy of treatment of notalgia paresthetica using oral gabapentin, assessing the degree of improvement in itching and influence on quality of life. Moreover, to evaluate the sign...