01656nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001100051653002200062653002400084653001100108653001800119653001200137653001900149653002700168653003000195653002400225653002100249100002000270245006800290300001100358490000700369520100000376022001401376       2004                            d  c200410aBrazil10aFacial Dermatoses10aGranuloma Inguinale10aHumans10aLeishmaniasis10aleprosy10aMouth Diseases10aParacoccidioidomycosis10aSkin Diseases, Infectious10aSyphilis, Cutaneous10aTropical Climate1 aRamos-E-Silva M00aFacial and oral aspects of some venereal and tropical diseases.  a173-800 v123 a<p>Diseases of the tropical areas include some venereal diseases, and they are still very prevalent in some countries; Brazil is one of them. Very few cases are originated in large cities, as Rio de Janeiro, but at the University Hospital of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro we also see those patients who come from the interior of the State of Rio de Janeiro or from other states to seek medical care at better equipped hospitals for this type of investigation and therapy. Venereal and tropical dermatoses have many different cutaneous manifestations and may affect skin in several locations. The face is one of the affected areas especially when the disease has a predilection for cartilage, oral and/or nasal mucosa. Alterations observed on the skin of the face and on the mucosa of the mouth of some tropical diseases, such as leprosy, leishmaniasis, paracoccidioidomycosis, donovanosis, and syphilis, as they are observed in Brazil, are presented and discussed in this article.</p>  a1330-027X