Miguel Costa-Silva

Anogenital warts in pediatric population

The approach to children with anogenital warts in the context of sexual abuse is a challenge in clinical practice. This study aims to review the current knowledge of anogenital warts in children, the forms of transmission, and the association with sexual abuse and to propose a cross-sectional approach involving all medical specialties. A systematic review of the literature was conducted in Portuguese and English from January 2000 to June 2016 using the ISI Web of Knowledge and PubMed databases. Children aged 12 years or younger were included. The ethical and legal aspects were consulted in the Declaration and Convention on the Rights of Children and in the World Health Organization. Non-sexual and sexual transmission events of human papillomavirus in children have been well documented. The possibility of sexual transmission appears to be greater in children older than 4 years. In the case of anogenital warts in children younger than 4 years of age, the possibility of non-sexual transmission should be strongly considered in the absence of another sexually transmitted infection, clinical indicators, or history of sexual abuse. The importance of human papillomavirus genotyping in the evaluation of sexual abuse is controversial. A detailed medical history and physical examination of both the child and caregivers are critical during the course of the investigation. The likelihood of an association between human papillomavirus infection and sexual abuse increases directly with age. A multidisciplinary clinical approach improves the ability to identify sexual abuse in children with anogenital warts.

Early syphilis treatment in HIV‐infected patients: single dose vs. three doses of benzathine penicillin G

Current treatment guidelines for early stages of syphilis are the same regardless of HIV serostatus. There is still controversy about the best treatment for syphilis in HIV patients and the current recommendations are based on limited data.

Anogenital warts in children: Analysis of a cohort of 34 prepubertal children

Anogenital warts are caused by infection with the human papillomavirus. We reviewed the clinical data of 34 children younger than 13 with anogenital warts referred to the department of dermatovenereology of a tertiary care hospital. Suspicion of sexual abuse was raised in 11 (32.4%). Human papilloma virus testing and genotyping was performed in 19 (55.9%) children, and human papilloma virus type 16 was found in 4, which raises the question regarding what type of follow‐up is required for children infected with high‐risk oncogenic HPV types. Although the diagnosis of anogenital warts in children raises concerns regarding sexual abuse, our study supports that pediatric anogenital warts can be associated with nonsexual transmission.

Cutaneous Morbidity Among Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: A Cohort Study

Background and Aims Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases are prone to cutaneous manifestations. The aim of this study was to investigate their prevalence, type and association to demographic and clinical factors. Methods This was a cross-sectional study. Information relative to patients of a central Portuguese hospital with a definitive diagnosis of an inflammatory bowel disease, who were prospectively recruited, was collected. Results The final cohort included 342 patients, 62% of whom had Crohns disease and 38% had ulcerative colitis. Cutaneous extraintestinal manifestations were present in 44.4% of all patients; this prevalence was lower [14.9%] when excluding cutaneous manifestations secondary to nutrition deficiency or drugs. These skin lesions were classified as granulomatous [0.3%], reactive [4.4%], immunologically associated [10.5%] and secondary to nutritional deficiencies [6.4%] or to bowel-related therapy [29.5%]. Excluding those secondary to nutrition or drugs, cutaneous manifestations were significantly associated with females (odds ratio [OR] 3.210 [1.625-6.340], p = 0.001) and younger patients (OR 0.954 [0.924-0.985], p = 0.004). Additionally, their occurrence was related to patients up to 16 years (OR 13.875 [1.332-144.484], p = 0.028) among the Crohns disease sub-cohort, whereas in the ulcerative colitis sub-cohort they were more likely to occur in patients with extensive colitis (OR 5.317 [1.552-18.214], p = 0.008). Conclusions Nearly half of the patients analysed had at least one cutaneous extraintestinal manifestation. The fact that certain lesions tend to be more common among patients with defined characteristics should alert the physicians and allow an early diagnosis and, when pertinent, a reference to dermatology.

Cross‐sectional study of Treponema pallidum PCR in diagnosis of primary and secondary syphilis

Syphilis remains a major challenge and a complex diagnosis. We aim to evaluate the role of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in Treponema pallidum (Tp) detection in various types of biological samples in the diagnosis of early syphilis.

Dermatoscopy of flat pigmented facial lesions—the evolution of lentigo maligna

Recognition of facial lentigo maligna (LM) is often difficult, particularly at early stages. Algorithms and multivariate diagnostic models have recently been elaborated on the attempt to improve the diagnostic accuracy. We conducted a cross-sectional and retrospective study to evaluate dermatoscopic criteria aiding in diagnosis of flat pigmented facial lesions (FPFL). We examined 46 FPFL in 42 Caucasian patients and found that 4 of 20 dermatoscopic criteria reached the significance level required for features indicating malignancy namely, hyperpigmented follicular openings, obliterated follicular opening, annular-granular structures, and pigment rhomboids. Concomitant presence of at least 2 or 3 of the 4 mentioned criteria was significantly more frequent in LM than in pigmented actinic keratosis (PAK). However, despite more frequently seen in LM, these features were also displayed in some of the PAK and other FPFL, so we found them not specific for LM. Although dermatoscopy enhances the diagnostic accuracy in evaluating FPFL, histopathology remains the gold standard for correct diagnosis, making evident the need for improvements in early noninvasive diagnosis of LM.

Europe importation of Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus: a case report of recurrent furunculosis

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Neutrophilic dermatosis of the dorsal hands: a restrictive designation for an acral entity

In 2000, Galaria et al. proposed the designation neutrophilic dermatosis of the dorsal hands (NDDH). The authors describe a case of NDDH with predominant involvement of the palmar aspect of the hands in a patient suffering from lung cancer, a possible paraneoplastic manifestation. Therefore, the term NDDH is not accurate because palmar manifestations of this dermatosis are also possible.