Cutaneous atrophy following topical application of betamethasone on guinea pig skin

Corticosteroid induced histological changes were studied in the skin of guinea pig. Betamethasone-17-val crate [0.1%] ointment was applied twice daily to a small area of the animal's dorsal skin. Skin samples were excised from the treated areas every week for four weeks. Histological study was carried out under light microscope. The study revealed mild atrophic changes in the skin after the 4th week

Manifestaciones cutáneas en pacientes infectados con H.I.V. / Cutaneous manifestations in infected patient with H.V.I

La infección por H.I.V., constituye una enfermedad infectocontagiosa, causada por un agente viral perteneciente a la familia Retroviridae y a la subfamilia Lentivirinae, la cual presenta una significativa morbimortalidad que va en rápido ascenso. Se estudian las manifestaciones mucocutáneas de esta infección en 23 pacientes evaluados en el Servicio de Dermatología del Hospital Militar "Dr Carlos Arvelo"