Clinical presentation of pili torti - Case report

Pili torti also known as ‘twisted hairs’ (Latin: pili=hair; torti=twisted) is a rare, congenital or acquired clinical presentation, in which the hair shaft is flattened at irregular intervals and twisted 180º along its axis. It is clinically characterized by fragile, brittle, coarse and lusterless hairs, due to uneven light reflection on the twisted hair surface. Pili torti may be associated with neurological abnormalities and ectodermal dysplasias. There is no specifi c treatment for this condition, but it may improve spontaneously after puberty. We report a case of pili torti in a child who presented fragile, brittle, diffi cult to comb hair. The patient had no comorbidities.

Síndrome do desconforto respiratório agudo comocomplicação de psoríase pustulosa generalizada / Acute respiratory distress syndrome as a complication of generalized pustular psoriasis

Desde 1991, há 8 casos relatados de síndrome da fragilidade capilar pulmonar associada à psoríase pustulosa ou eritrodérmica, induzida ou não pelo uso de acitretina ou sirolimus - um dos casos, fatal. Reportamos um caso de psoríase pustulosa de von Zumbusch em paciente feminina com antecedente de várias internações por quadro semelhante, evoluindo nesta ocasião com acometimento pulmonar e resolução com corticosteroide. A paciente não estava em uso de quaisquer medicações previamente descritas como capazes de precipitar o quadro pulmonar (metotrexate e acitretina). Esta é uma complicação rara associada à psoríase, não descrita em pacientes brasileiros até o momento.

Since 1991, eight cases of pulmonary leak capilary syndrome have been described associated with pustular or erythrodermic psoriasis induced or not by the use of acitretin or sirolimus - being one of the cases, fatal. We report the case of a female patient with diagnosed GPP or von Zumbusch and multiple hospitalizations due to such condition. At that time, the condition was evolving with pulmonary onset and resolution with corticosteroids. The patient was not using any previously described medication that could precipitate pulmonary condition (methotrexate and acitretin). This is a rare complication associated with psoriasis which has not been described in Brazilian patients so far.

Acute Dermal Capillary Rupture in a Patient with Diabetic Nephropathy / 대한신장학회지

A 46-year-old diabetic woman visited our hospital with generalized edema and high blood pressure. An appropriately sized noninvasive blood pressure cuff was placed on her right arm above the elbow to measure blood pressure. While we were checking her blood pressure, we noticed small red petechial spots distal to the cuff involving her entire right forearm. Her blood pressure was 170/96 mmHg. The laboratory findings showed no abnormality of anticoagulation. The rest of the patient's extremities were not affected. The petechiae on the right arm resolved spontaneously after ten days. The most likely explanation for these petechiae is acute dermal capillaryrupture, which is called the Rumpel- Leede phenomenon. Acute dermal capillary rupture appears as petechiae in an area following application of vascular constriction such as application of tourniquet to draw blood specimen or use of blood pressure cuff due to capillary fragility or abnormal platelets in numbers or in function. This situation has been reported previously in the literature as the Rumpel-Leede phenomenon in association with prolonged noninvasive BP monitoring. In the patient described herein, increased venous pressure from blood pressure measurement and capillary fragility associated with diabetes mellitus may have increased the risk of acute dermal capillary rupture.