The challenge of managing Mycosis Fungoides: a case report

Objective: To report a case of mycosis fungoides in a patient monitored by the Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória Hospital (HSCMV) who died. Method: after approval by the Research Ethics Committee, we retrieved the patient's records from the HSCMV information system and reviewed the document retrospectively for the case description.. Case report: Male, 60 years old, attended an appointment in 2017 with the complaint of xerosis, pruritus, and pain. He underwent a biopsy of skin lesions on the dorsum and abdomen that diagnosed mycosis fungoides. Despite treatment with phototherapy and methotrexate, the disease progressed. In 2021, he was admitted to the HSCMV and started chemotherapy without complete remission. He evolved to death by septic shock in February 2022. Final considerations: Mycosis fungoides presents itself in a nonspecific form, making the diagnosis a challenge. Thereby, it could delay the establishment of effective treatment, worsening the prognosis

Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil: setting the baseline knowledge on the animal diversity in Brazil

The limited temporal completeness and taxonomic accuracy of species lists, made available in a traditional manner in scientific publications, has always represented a problem. These lists are invariably limited to a few taxonomic groups and do not represent up-to-date knowledge of all species and classifications. In this context, the Brazilian megadiverse fauna is no exception, and the Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil (CTFB) (http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/), made public in 2015, represents a database on biodiversity anchored on a list of valid and expertly recognized scientific names of animals in Brazil. The CTFB is updated in near real time by a team of more than 800 specialists. By January 1, 2024, the CTFB compiled 133,691 nominal species, with 125,138 that were considered valid. Most of the valid species were arthropods (82.3%, with more than 102,000 species) and chordates (7.69%, with over 11,000 species). These taxa were followed by a cluster composed of Mollusca (3,567 species), Platyhelminthes (2,292 species), Annelida (1,833 species), and Nematoda (1,447 species). All remaining groups had less than 1,000 species reported in Brazil, with Cnidaria (831 species), Porifera (628 species), Rotifera (606 species), and Bryozoa (520 species) representing those with more than 500 species. Analysis of the CTFB database can facilitate and direct efforts towards the discovery of new species in Brazil, but it is also fundamental in providing the best available list of valid nominal species to users, including those in science, health, conservation efforts, and any initiative involving animals. The importance of the CTFB is evidenced by the elevated number of citations in the scientific literature in diverse areas of biology, law, anthropology, education, forensic science, and veterinary science, among others