Browsing by Author "Abarzúa Araya, Álvaro Rodrigo"

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    Basal cell carcinomas presenting as flat pigmented macules on the face mimicking lentigo maligna on dermoscopy: a case series
    (2023) Navarrete-Dechent, Cristián; Uribe González, Pablo Francisco; Rabinovitz, Harold; Abarzúa Araya, Álvaro Rodrigo; Kittler, Herald
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    Manifestaciones cutáneas de amiloidosis sistémica como clave diagnóstica: caso clínico
    (2012) Fich Schilcrot, Felix Jaime; Chahuán Y., Marco; Farías Navarro, María Magdalena; Cárdenas de la Torre, Consuelo Paz; Abarzúa Araya, Álvaro Rodrigo; Araya C., Gabriela; González B., Sergio
    Systemic amyloidosis is a rare disease that can affect any organ. Its clinical manifestations are varied and nonspecific. The skin involvement of this disease is common and can be easily recognized on physical examination. We report a 57-year-old male presenting with a two years history of malaise, dyspnea and myalgias. On physical examination, ungueal dystrophy, orange pigmentation of eyelids with periocular petechiae and mild macroglossia were observed. Incisional biopsies of the eyelids, cheeks and hands were obtained. The pathological study demonstrated amyloid deposits. Since protein electrophoresis was normal, the diagnosis of AA amyloidosis was postulated.
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    Reduction in the number of early melanomas diagnosed during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a single‐centre cohort study
    (2021) Koch Hein, Erica Cristina; Villanueva, Francisco; Marchetti, Michael A.; Abarzúa Araya, Álvaro Rodrigo; Cárdenas de la Torre, Consuelo Paz; Castro, Juan Camilo; Domínguez Covarrubias, Francisco José; Droppelmann, Katherine; Droppelmann, Nicolás; Galindo A., Héctor; León Ramírez, Augusto; Madrid Arenas, Jorge; Molgó Novell, Montserrat; Mondaca, Sebastián; Montero, Pablo H.; Uribe González, Pablo Francisco; Villaseca, Miguel A.; Vinés Vásquez, Eugenio; Navarrete Dechent, Cristian
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    Traumatic tattoo as a clinical and dermoscopic mimicker of pigmented basal cell carcinoma and other tumors: a series of three cases
    (2023) Navarrete-Dechent, Cristián; Abarzúa Araya, Álvaro Rodrigo; Andreani, Sebastián; Villaseca Hernández, Miguel Ángel
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    Trichoscopic, oral, and periungual fold findings as activity and damage markers in dermatomyositis patients and their correlation with myositis antibodies
    (2023) Salgueiro, Catalina; Poblete, María José; Robles-Silva, Christian; Abarzúa Araya, Álvaro Rodrigo; Vera-Kellet, Cristián
    There is little clarity about the clinical manifestations of dermatomyositis (DM) in the periungual folds, scalp, and oral cavity and their association with disease activity and damage. The objective of this study was to compare the prevalence of trichoscopic, oral, and periungual changes between DM and healthy patients and assess their possible association with disease activity and damage. We conducted an observational, transversal, and analytical study between 2020 and 2021. Forty DM patients were matched by sex and age with 40 healthy individuals. On the same day, all patients had a clinical evaluation of the hands, periungual folds, scalp, and oral cavity. Photographs of these areas and peripheral venous blood tests, including myositis-associated (MAAs) and myositis-specifc antibodies (MSAs), were taken. Two dermatologists blinded to their diagnosis, damage, and activity levels registered the lesions. The disease activity and damage were evaluated using the Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease Area and Severity Index (CDASI). The presence of mechanic’s hands, Gottron’s sign, and Gottron’s papules in hands; capillary dilation, capillary tortuosity, cuticular hemorrhage, avascular areas, and cuticular hyperkeratosis in periungual folds; thick tortuous capillaries in scalp; gingival telangiectasias in the oral cavity; and positive MSAs associated with severe cutaneous involvement in DM patients (Anti-TIF1g, Anti-MDA5, Anti-SAE1/2) were associated with a higher CDASI activity score. The presence of MSAs associated with intense muscle involvement in DM patients (Anti-Mi2a, Anti-Mi2b, Anti-NPX2, and Anti-SAE1/2) was related to a lower CDASI activity score. Gottron’s sign and Gottron’s papules in hands; capillary dilation, capillary tortuosity, cuticular hemorrhage, avascular areas, and cuticular hyperkeratosis in periungual folds; basal erythema in scalp; and gingival telangiectasias in the oral cavity were associated with a higher CDASI damage score. There are trichoscopic, oral and periungual fold fndings and some myositis-specifc antibodies that correlate with disease activity and damage in DM patients.
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    Ultraviolet-induced fluorescent dermoscopy for biopsy site identification prior to dermatologic surgery: a retrospective study
    (2023) Navarrete-Dechent, Cristián; Pietkiewicz, Pawel; Dusza, Stephen W.; Andreani, Sebastian; Nehal, Kishwer S.; Rossi, Anthony M.; Córdova, Miguel; H. Lee, Erica; Chih-Shan J. Chen; Abarzúa Araya, Álvaro Rodrigo; Uribe González, Pablo Francisco; Castro, Juan C.; Droppelmann, Katherine; Cárdenas de la Torre, Consuelo; Marghoob, Ashfaq A.