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Abstract: Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is an uncommon neutrophilic dermatosis, with variable clinical features, nonspecific histopathology and multifactorial pathogenesis, posing a challenging diagnosis for the dermatologist. Pyoderma gangrenosum is a diagnosis of exclusion and should be included in the differential diagnoses of the verrucous syndrome. We report a granulomatous variant affecting the face.
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Humans , Male , Aged , Warts/pathology , Pyoderma Gangrenosum/pathology , Face/pathology , Facial Dermatoses/pathology , Syndrome , Diagnosis, DifferentialABSTRACT
O crescimento do número de pessoas idosas foi acompanhado por um aumento de comorbidades geradoras de imobilidade e de institucionalização. Objetivamos identificar as variáveis associadas à imobilidade e à realização das atividades básicas da vida diária (AVDs) em uma Instituição de Longa Permanência (ILPI). A média etária das idosas institucionalizadas foi de 72,8 anos, sendo 40,3% dependentes quanto a AVDs. Os fatores associados à imobilidade foram: doenças reumatológicas, gastrointestinais e incontinência urinária (p<0,05).
The increasing number of elderly has growth the prevalence of comorbidities that generate immobility and of institutionalization. We aimed identify the variables associated with immobility and performingbasic activities of daily living (AVD) on a ILP. The average age of institutionalized elderly was 72.8 years and 40.3% were dependent about the AVDs.The factors associated with immobility were: rheumatic diseases, gastrointestinal and urinary incontinence (p <0.05).