CV Lattes
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus São Paulo. Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) (Institutional affiliation for the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Undergraduate in Medicine at Escola Paulista de Medicina / Federal University of São Paulo (1983), Medical Residency in Dermatology, UNIFESP (1987), Master of Medicine (Dermatology) UNIFESP (1992), Doctor of Medicine (PhD) (Dermatology) UNIFESP (1995). Title of Assistant étrangère by Université Paris VII in France. Specialist in Dermatology and Practice Area Certificate in Hansenology by the Brazilian Medical Association. Postdoctoral held in the Universität Münster in Germany (1999). She is currently titular professor and vice-chief in the Department of Dermatology, EPM / UNIFESP. She has students in the Post-graduation Program Translational Medicine / UNIFESP, (master / doctoral) and undergraduate research. She coordinates the Outpatient group of dermatoses in solid organ transplant recipients and is member at Leprosy group. Having participated in the Dermatoses in Indigenous People and Mycoses / Leishmaniasis Groups. She is effective member of the Brazilian Society of Dermatology and the American Academy of Dermatology. She is reviewer in national and international scientific journals, and referee of the research funding agencies. She has experience in the area of ​​medicine, with emphasis on dermatology, specially on the following topics: leprosy and skin diseases in the solid organ transplant recipients. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
The renal transplant recipients (RTR) have a significantly increased risk of developing a wide variety of cutaneous neoplasms. Among these the nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) represents the most common form. This is related to the effects of Immunosuppressive drugs used in post-transplant anti-rejection therapy. Another factor is sleep restriction, which changes the normal physiology of th…
Renal transplant recipients (RTR) are submitted to iatrogenic immunosuppression to prevent graft rejection, which makes them susceptible to various diseases. Furthermore, these individuals have malignant tumors more often than the general population, including non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). The individual genetic basis engaged in the pathogenesis of skin cancer may have protection or su…
The non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common tumor following renal transplant corresponding to almost 50% of the malignancies that affect this population. Many agents work together to increase the risk of skin cancer. Among them are included the use of immunosuppressive drugs, sunlight exposure, viral infection, individual genetic background, skin type and age below. Some studie…
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