RESUMO
Resumen El nevo epidérmico verrugoso inflamatorio lineal (NEVIL), es una variante rara de nevo epidérmico que aparece con mayor frecuencia al nacer o en la primera infancia. Clínicamente, se presenta como placas eritematosas, queratósicas muy pruriginosas siguiendo las líneas de Blaschko. La anatomía patológica cumple un rol esencial para el diagnóstico diferencial y el tratamiento constituye un desafío médico. Presentamos el caso de un paciente masculino de 38 años de edad, con manifestación extensa de la patología y poca respuesta al tratamiento.
Abstract Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus (ILVEN) is a rare variant of epidermal nevus that appears most frequently at birth or in early childhood. Clinically, it is presented as pruritic keratotic erythematous plaques, following the lines of Blaschko. Histopatology plays an essential role for differential diagnosis and treatment constitutes a medical challenge. We present the case of a 38-year-old man, with extensive presentation of the pathology and little response to topical therapy.
RESUMO
É relatado o caso de um paciente portador de paracoccidioidomicose (PCM), supostamente há 15 anos, que, apesar de a baciloscopia sempre ser negativa, foi tratado empiricamente para tuberculose, por duas vezes sem melhora clínica. O diagnóstico de PCM após longo tempo, por meio de metodologia simples, chama atenção para a importância da investigação paralela de tuberculose e paracoccidioidomicose como diagnóstico diferencial em respiradores sintomáticos crônicos.
This study reports the case of a patient who allegedly had paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) for fifteen years. Despite the fact that his baciloscopy result had always been negative, he was empirically treated for tuberculosis twice without clinical improvement. PCM diagnosis through simple methodology draws attention to the importance of parallel investigation into tuberculosis and paracoccidioidomycosis as differential diagnosis in chronic symptomatic patients.