A 29 year-old woman with an erythematous exulcerated lesion of the forehead, resistant to treatment with sodium stibogluconate (Glucantime®)

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  • Gerzaín Rodríguez

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Haga usted el diagnostico, Mujer de 29 años con placa exulcerada eritematosa de la frente

Abstract

Se trata de una lesión en placa, exulcerada, con atipia basal notoria. Hay proyecciones de queratocitos atípicos hacia la dermis papilar, que permiten hacer el diagnóstico de queratosis actínica exulcerada, un sinónimo de carcinoma escamocelular muy superficial, incipiente o in situ.

Author Biography

Gerzaín Rodríguez

Profesor, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, Cundinamarca

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Rodríguez G. A 29 year-old woman with an erythematous exulcerated lesion of the forehead, resistant to treatment with sodium stibogluconate (Glucantime®). rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2019 Aug. 9 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];21(2):192-3. Available from: https://revista.asocolderma.org.co/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/1019

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2019-08-09

How to Cite

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Rodríguez G. A 29 year-old woman with an erythematous exulcerated lesion of the forehead, resistant to treatment with sodium stibogluconate (Glucantime®). rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2019 Aug. 9 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];21(2):192-3. Available from: https://revista.asocolderma.org.co/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/1019

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Make the diagnosis yourself. Part 2
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