BackgroundFemale pattern hair loss (FPHL) is a common complaint in adult women and inflicts major impact in quality of life, however, there is no specific questionnaire available in Portuguese for such evaluation.ObjectivesTranslation into Brazilian Portuguese, cultural adaptation and validation of the WAA-QoL (Women's Androgenetic Alopecia Quality of Life Questionnaire).MethodsMethodological study. After authorization by the author, cultural (linguistic) translation and adaptation to Portuguese of the WAA-QoL questionnaire were carried out. The translated version (WAA-QoL-BP) and DLQI (Dermatology Life Quality index) were submitted to patients with FPHL for concurrent validation. Twenty patients were reevaluated to assess temporal stability.ResultsA total of 116 patients with APF were evaluated, the mean age (SD) was 47 (14) years, and 89 (76%) patients were classified as grades II and III (Sinclair). There was high internal consistency: Cronbach´s alpha was 0.97 for the WAA-QoL-BP and 0.87 for the DLQI. The correlation between WAA-QoL and DLQI resulted in (rho) 0.81 (p <0.01). The intraclass correlation coefficient for complete agreement of WAA-QoL-BP was 0.95 (p <0.01) in the test-retest comparison.Study LimitationsSampling of patients only from the State of São Paulo.ConclusionsA Brazilian version for WAA-QoL was translated and adapted, which proved to be valid and consistent.

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Sarcoma de Kaposi é um tumor maligno originado do endotélio vascular que acomete principalmente pele e mucosas. Geralmente, é associado à síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida-aids, apresentando lesões vinhosas, arredondadas que, com o passar dos dias, tornam-se purpúricas, elevadas e com distribuição multifocal. Nesse estudo é relatado o caso de um paciente do sexo masculino, de 42 anos de idade, de fototipo IV, com emagrecimento, diarreia, pápulas e placas eritemato-violáceas nos membros inferiores. Durante a internação, encontrou-se sorologia positiva para HIV e ao realizar histopatológico das lesões cutâneas, confirmou-se o diagnóstico de sarcoma de Kaposi. O objetivo do presente estudo é ressaltar que quando presente infecção pelo citomegalovírus em paciente com aids há maior predisposição para o desenvolvimento de tal neoplasia.

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