Abstracts
The following demonstrative case exhibits the likenesses between a dermatological lesion and photographic images of items found in nature or daily life.
No caso demonstrativo observa-se a semelhança entre lesão dermatológica e imagens encontradas na natureza ou no dia-a-dia por meio de fotografias.
ICONOGRAPHY
Comparative dermatology
Márcia Rodrigues Garbin Pereira
Dermatologist, Specialist at "Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia"
Correspondence Correspondence to Márcia Rodrigues Garbin Pereira Rua Osório Prudenciano de Souza, 292 Jd. Ouro Verde Borborema SP 14955-000 Tel.: (16) 3266-2430
SUMMARY
The following demonstrative case exhibits the likenesses between a dermatological lesion and photographic images of items found in nature or daily life.
INTRODUCTION
The aim of this photographic essay presentation is to demonstrate the likeness between keratoacanthoma (Figure 1) and Punica granatum (pomegranate) (Figure 2).
Very common in elderly patients and usually appearing alone, the lesion is a firm nodule with a cupola shape measuring 1 to 2 cm in diameter. The center has a crater with horny material. It develops in a few weeks' time most often on sun-exposed areas and progresses spontaneously for a few months (median: six months). Its spontaneous cure determines a slightly depressed scar.
In the case presented in this paper, the lesion is solitary. It has a cupola shape and measures roughly 4 cm in diameter, 1 cm in height and has no any central horny material on the distal third of the extensor surface of the left arm (Figure 1).
The likeness to the Punica granatum fruit (pomegranate) is very significant indeed (Figure 2). q
Received in September, 17th of 2002
Approved by the Editorial Council and accepted for publication in December, 12th of 2002
Work done at "Clínica Santa Rita"
Publication Dates
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Publication in this collection
09 June 2004 -
Date of issue
Apr 2004
History
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Accepted
12 Dec 2002 -
Received
17 Sept 2002