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Introduction. During pregnancy, at least 20% of the expectant mothers are affected by several forms of dermatosis, which involve a heterogeneous group of skin conditions with a variety of manifestations and evolution. The objective is to present a case of initial polymorphic eruption during the postpartum period with a brief review of the literature related to the pathology and its treatment. Case report. We present the case of a 38 year-old postpartum patient in her frst pregnancy, who exhibited a clinical case of skin eruption and pruritus that started in the abdominal area and extended to the lower limbs. The lesions consisted of erythematous papules that clustered together to form plaques. She was diagnosed with polymorphic eruption of pregnancy and was treated with antihistamines, which resolved the pathology. Discussion. Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy is a benign infammatory disorder of the skin It starts with the appearance of pruritic papules that cluster together to form erythematous plaques that initially appear in the abdomen (with the exception of the umbilical area) and generally start at the stretch marks and disseminate to the extremities. Treatment consists of the use of emollients and antihistamines to control the lesions and the pruritus. Conclusions. Although this is a benign, self-limiting condition, it is important to reach a correct diagnosis and initiate adequate medical treatment, as symptoms like pruritus can generate lesions from scratching that usually become infected and compromise the patients’ health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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RESUMEN Las lesiones por humedad representan un importante y grave problema en personas encamadas durante periodos de tiempo prolongados. En las unidades de cuidados intensivos, dichas lesiones suponen un importante reto para los profesionales de enfermería. Su prevención y tratamiento temprano con apósitos específicos es una tarea importante para disminuir la morbilidad del enfermo en cuidados intensivos.

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Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most isolated nosocomial microorganisms and exhibits high resistance to antimicrobial ones. Objective: to characterize the behavior of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from skin and soft tissue. Method: A transverse descriptive investigation was realized at "Arnaldo Milián Castro" Hospital about Staphylococcus aureus nosocomial isolated from skin and soft tissue in hospitalized patients from 2003 to 2012. The sample was of 835 isolations, the results were presented in tables and graphs and a statistical regression analysis and seasonal factors was performed. Results: the nosocomial isolations represented 21.6% of the totality of Staphylococcus aureus, the surgical services reported the highest insolation values (78%), and the endemic corridor showed epidemic peaks in the months of April and November and antimicrobial resistance was lower for chloramphenicol and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. Conclusions: one of four isolatations of Staphylococcus aureus is nosocomial, the endemic corridor identified epidemic outbreaks without coincident with the historical behavior of the series in which the maximum peak correspond to October, Staphylococcus aureus showed profiles of high resistance for all used antimicrobial and the chloramphenicol and the trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole showed lower values of antimicrobial resistance.

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Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome is a rare and little known congenital disease among physicians, characterized by vascular stains, soft tissue and bone asymmetric hypertrophy, varicose veins, lymphedemas, and arteriovenous fistulas. Alterations in the vascularization of the central nervous system are rare in these cases. This article presents the case of a 32-year-old puerperal black woman, with a history of recurrent lymphangitis, chronic right lower limb lymphedema since childhood, and treatment with oral contraceptives, who came to the Emergency Room presenting left-side hemiparesis and hypoesthesia. Physical examination showed motor and sensory defect, as well as flat hemangioma in the plantar face of the left foot, and right hemi-body hypertrophy. Computed axial tomography and magnetic resonance imaging evidenced the presence of cerebral venous thrombosis and arteriovenous malformation in the right parieto-occipital region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Mosaic trisomy 8 or "Warkany's Syndrome" is a chromosomopathy with an estimated prevalance of 1:25,000 to 1:50,000, whose clinical presentation has a wide phenotypic variability. Case Description: Patient aged 14 years old with antecedents of global retardation of development, moderate cognitive deficit and hypothyroidism of possible congenital origin. Clinical Findings: Physical examination revealed palpebral ptosis, small corneas and corectopia, hypoplasia of the upper maxilla and prognathism, dental crowding, high-arched palate, anomalies of the extremities such as digitalization of the thumbs, clinodactyly and bilateral shortening of the fifth finger, shortening of the right femur, columnar deviation and linear brown blotches that followed Blaschko's lines. Cerebral nuclear magnetic resonance revealed type 1 Chiari's malformation and ventriculomegaly. Although the karyotype was normal in peripheral blood (46,XY), based on the finding of cutaneous mosaicism the lesions were biopsied and cytogenetic analysis demonstrated mosaic trisomy 8: mos 47,XY,+8[7]/46,XY[93]. Clinical Relevance: Trisomy 8 is clinically presented as a mosaic, universal cases being unfailingly lethal. In this particular case, cutaneous lesions identified the mosaic in tissue, although the karyotype was normal in peripheral blood. The cutaneous mosaicism represented by brown linear blotches which follow Blaschko's lines is a clinical finding that has not previously been described in Warkany's syndrome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Las enfermedades genéticas y los defectos genéticos con afectación cutánea son causa frecuente de estigmatización de las personas que las padecen, afectando su adecuada inserción en la sociedad y con ello su calidad de vida. Se estableció una consulta especializada y multidisplinaria en el hospital pediátrico provincial “Mártires de Las Tunas”, fundamentalmente con especialistas de dermatología, genética y pediatría. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, transversal y prospectivo, en el período del año 2010 al 2012, para caracterizar a estos pacientes. Las variables estudiadas relacionadas fueron el sexo, la edad biológica al diagnóstico, el municipio de procedencia y la mortalidad. Los resultados se expusieron en tablas de contingencia de N x N. Existió predominio de las genodermatosis, seguido de los defectos congénitos y pocas enfermedades genéticas con afectación cutánea, siendo estas últimas responsables de la mayoría de las muertes. Las genodermatosis más representadas fueron la ictiosis, las mastocitosis y las neurofibromatosis, la edad más frecuente al diagnóstico fue el grupo de los menores de dos años; prevaleció el sexo femenino. La mortalidad fue baja y los municipios más afectados por genodermatosis fueron Las Tunas, Majibacoa y Colombia