Virgínia Vilasboas Figueiras

ORCID: 0000-0003-1960-5328
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Research Areas
  • Infectious Diseases and Mycology
  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Nail Diseases and Treatments
  • Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
  • Actinomycetales infections and treatment
  • Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases
  • Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
  • Environmental and biological studies
  • Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders
  • Genetic and rare skin diseases.
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders
  • Women's cancer prevention and management
  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research
  • Skin and Cellular Biology Research
  • Cancer and Skin Lesions
  • Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
  • Dermatological diseases and infestations
  • Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies

Fundação de Medicina Tropical
2018-2025

Lobomycosis is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by the yeast Lacazia loboi, typically found in tropical and subtropical geographical areas. Transmission occurs through traumatic inoculation into skin, especially exposed areas, of men who work contact with soil. Lesions are restricted to skin subcutaneous tissue, keloid-like appearance most cases. The occurrence squamous cell carcinoma on lesions long evolution well known; however, there scarce reports lobomycosis that developed...

10.1016/j.abd.2021.05.004 article EN cc-by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia 2021-09-27

Scalp involvement with hair loss is common in systemic lupus erythematosus. Discoid erythematosus may cause scarring alopecia, characterized by well-delimited erythematous plaques scales, follicular hyperkeratosis and atrophy, which considered a trichological emergency. Early diagnosis treatment are necessary order to prevent permanent loss. We describe 44 years’ old female patient for 4 years, multiple areas of occipitoparietal plaques, scales some bloody crusts. Trichoscopy, histopathology...

10.29021/spdv.79.2.1283 article EN cc-by-nc Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology 2021-06-26

This case report presents a rare manifestation of pigmented cutaneous metastasis breast carcinoma with zosteriform distribution.A 77-year-old woman, previously diagnosed invasive ductal the breast, exhibited lesions resembling shingles on left thoracodorsal region.Dermoscopic and histopathological examinations confirmed mammary origin associated melanocytic colonization.The pattern, though rare, has been reported in cases from cancer.Treatment options include addressing primary tumor direct...

10.24875/pjdv.23000096 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Portuguese Journal of Dermatology and Venereology 2024-04-17

10.24875/pjdv.24000072 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Portuguese Journal of Dermatology and Venereology 2024-11-19

A 54-year-old male farmer from Eirunepé (Amazon, Brazil) presented with a 30-year history of pink nodules and plaques on his left thigh knee. In 2016, excisions the lesions was performed at hometown, but recurrence observed after 3 months. Physical examination revealed papules, plaques, keloid-like knee some scarring areas (Fig 1). Direct mycological using potassium hydroxide 2). punch biopsy also histopathological Grocott stain 3).Fig 2View Large Image Figure ViewerDownload Hi-res image...

10.1016/j.jdcr.2021.01.028 article EN cc-by-nc-nd JAAD Case Reports 2021-02-05
Fabiana C. P. S. Lopes Courtney N. Haller Brett H. Keeling Lucía Fajardo Díaz Mardeen S. Karim and 95 more I. J. Watson Erin Boh Maressa C. Criscito S. Meehan Mary M. Stevenson Sabah Osmani Jiasen Wang Hillary Elwood Therese Holguin Graziele ́quila De Souza B. O. Onadeko Heloise De Souza Lima Rebeca Gonc ̧alves Daniela Mayumi Takano Valter Kozmhinsky Kristin Smith Elizabeth Bisbee Penelope Kallis Kerrie G. Satcher Jennifer J. Schoch S. Fraitag Vladimir Vincek Kiran Motaparthi Rayson Rui Sheng Lee Sophie Carrie Cai Shan Hui-Yi Chia Hazel H. Oon Elemir De Souza Maria Letícia Cintra Fernanda Teixeira Jane Gay Sarah Simpson Patrick S. Rush Alex C. Holliday Anna Catinis Tyson Meaux Nikifor K. Konstantinov Christina Boull Matthew Mansh Lisa Fronek Allyson Do Taylor Do Julie E. Gray James O. Gibbs Nathalia Miranda Souto Quercia Gadelha Virgínia Vilasboas Figueiras Rosilene Viana De Andrade Luciana Mendes Amy Q. Shen Jonathan Fisher Lawrence F. Kuklinski Marcia Hogeling Rujira Rujiwetpongstorn Narittee Sukswai Patou Tantbírójn Pravit Asawanonda Sivani Reddy Sophie Wang Lauren Graham Yohya Shigehara Takahiro Mizuta Sachie Kasami N. Honda Kota Shimada Mikio Takamori Yukihiko Katou Yoshiko Mizukawa Manabu Ohyama Miyuki Kato Genevieve Patrick Parastou Shahzeidi Alexzandra Mattia Christopher Downing Armand B. Cognetta Jessica Haber Seth J. Orlow Morgan Brazel Maheera Farsi Kiran Do Sailesh Motaparthi Gayin Lee Rita Ferri-Huerta Katherine Blumoff Greenberg Kathryn Somers Charles Dunn Rajiv Nathoo Aaron Tauer Layne Green Pyoderma Gangrenosum Ashley M. Reese Katherine M. Erickson

10.1016/s0190-9622(22)00445-5 article EN Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2022-04-13

A 4-year-old girl is being evaluated for an eruption that has been evolving 2 years. Vesicles, papules, and necrotic ulcers with crusts are noted, progressing to disseminated varioliform scars associated recurrent fever, facial edema, lymphadenopathy (Figs 1A, 1B, 1C). The lesions occurred initially in photoexposed areas have progressed non-photoexposed regions. Histopathologic examination of the skin routine staining shows a crust keratinocyte necrosis, accentuated angiocentric lymphocytic...

10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.06.047 article EN cc-by-nc-nd JAAD Case Reports 2021-01-01
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