LIM/50 - Laboratório de Patologia das Moléstias Infecciosas

O Laboratório de Patologia das Moléstias Infecciosas é ligado ao Departamento de Patologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP).

Linhas de pesquisa: imunopatologia e patogenia da leishmaniose tegumentar e visceral humana, canina e experimental; resposta inflamatória aguda e crônica do hospedeiro frente à infecção por Leishmania na presença de saliva do vetor; hepatites; doença de Chagas; patogenia das lesões do aparelho digestório; alterações genéticas do câncer do aparelho digestório e sua correlação com a clínica e patologia; estudo das alterações provocadas por diversas técnicas cirúrgicas e sua correlação com a disseminação de neoplasias malignas; aprimoramento de métodos de detecção de metástase de neoplasias digestivas.

Site oficial: http://limhc.fm.usp.br/portal/lim50-laboratorio-de-patologia-das-molestias-infecciosas/

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Recent Submissions

  1. Areata-Like Lupus as a Clinical Manifestation of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus

    SKIN APPENDAGE DISORDERS, v.8, n.4, p.322-327, 2022

    Introduction: Lupus erythematosus (LE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that frequently causes hair loss and scalp lesions. Hair loss can be scarring and nonscarring, diffuse, or patchy. The nonscarring patchy alopecia is usually related to systemic LE (SLE) and may simulate alopecia areata (AA), ...

  2. Small fiber neuropathy and intractable scalp pruritus in dermatomyositis patients

    SKIN HEALTH AND DISEASE, v.3, n.1, article ID e173, p, 2023

    Background: Scalp pruritus is a common symptom in Dermatomyositis (DM) patients. There are indications that small nerve fibers neuropathy could be involved in this symptom, however the etiology of scalp pruritus is not fully understood. Objectives: To assess epidermal nerve fiber (ENF) density of...

  3. In situ expression of Th17 immunologic mediators in American cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (V.) braziliensis and Leishmania (L.) amazonensis in the Brazilian Amazon

    FRONTIERS IN TROPICAL DISEASES, v.4, article ID 1067595, p, 2023

    American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) presents a wide spectrum of clinical and immunopathological manifestations. In Brazil, Leishmania (L.) amazonensis[La] and Leishmania(V.)braziliensis[Lb] show the highest pathogenic potential for humans causing different clinical forms: localized cutaneous l...

  4. Comparison of COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Among Psoriasis Patients Globally Using the Global Healthcare Study on Psoriasis (GHSP)

    JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY, v.89, n.3, suppl.S, p.AB28-AB28, 2023

  5. Psoriasis And Mental Health Comorbidities: A Multinational Analysis Using the Global Healthcare Study on Psoriasis (GHSP)

    JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY, v.89, n.3, suppl.S, p.AB214-AB214, 2023

  6. Correlation between DLQI and PASI in patients with psoriasis - a cross-sectional Global Healthcare Study on Psoriasis (GHSP)

    JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY, v.89, n.3, suppl.S, p.AB141-AB141, 2023

  7. Frontal fibrosing alopecia associated with lichen planus pigmentosus: A multicentre retrospective descriptive analytical study of 104 patients

    JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY, v.37, n.8, Special Issue, p.E1033-E1037, 2023

  8. Sensitive Scalp and Trichodynia: Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Management

    SKIN APPENDAGE DISORDERS, v.9, n.6, p.407-415, 2023

    Sensitive scalp (SSc) is considered a sensitive skin on the scalp, with its particularities. Although it is not rare in the dermatological practice and the term is commonly present in personal care products, this entity is poorly investigated in the medical literature. The etiopathogenesis is sti...

  9. Therapeutic Activity of a Topical Formulation Containing 8-Hydroxyquinoline for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

    PHARMACEUTICS, v.15, n.11, article ID 2602, 18p, 2023

    Cutaneous leishmaniasis exhibits a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations; however, only a limited number of drugs are available and include Glucantime (R) and amphotericin B, which induce unacceptable side effects in patients, limiting their use. Thus, there is an urgent demand to develop a tr...

  10. Prevalence and incidence of canine visceral leishmaniasis and its clinical-immunological features in an endemic area of the Brazilian Amazon

    VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SCIENCE, v.9, n.6, p.2463-2474, 2023

    Background: A cohort study for 2 years period analysed the prevalence, incidence and clinical-immunological features of canine Leishmania (L.) chagasi-infection in 316 mongrel dogs in a visceral leishmaniasis-endemic area in Para State, Brazil.Objective/Methods: Diagnosis of infection was perform...