Study of dermatoses in kidney transplant patients

The increasing in the number of kidney transplant recipients has favored, more frequently than before, the emergence of dermatoses and warranted their study through subsequent publications. to evaluate the frequency of dermatoses in kidney transplant recipients. kidney transplant recipients with sus...

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Published in:	Anais brasileiros de dermatología Vol. 88; no. 3; pp. 361 - 367
Main Authors:	Lima, Alexandre Moretti de, Rocha, Sheila Pereira de, Reis Filho, Eugênio Galdino de Mendonça, Eid, Danglades Resende Macedo, Reis, Carmelia Matos Santiago
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 01-05-2013
Subjects:	Adult Aged Anti-Inflammatory Agents - adverse effects Brazil - epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies DERMATOLOGY Dermatomycoses - epidemiology Female Humans Immunosuppression - adverse effects Investigation Kidney Transplantation - adverse effects Kidney Transplantation - statistics & numerical data Male Middle Aged Prednisone - adverse effects Skin Diseases - epidemiology Skin Diseases - etiology Skin Diseases, Bacterial - epidemiology Skin Diseases, Viral - epidemiology Socioeconomic Factors Time Factors Young Adult Brazil Onicomicose Immunosuppression Imunossupressao Transplante de rim Prednisone Prednisona Onychomycosis Kidney transplantation
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Summary:	The increasing in the number of kidney transplant recipients has favored, more frequently than before, the emergence of dermatoses and warranted their study through subsequent publications. to evaluate the frequency of dermatoses in kidney transplant recipients. kidney transplant recipients with suspected dermatoses between March 1st 2009 and June 30th 2010. 53 patients (28 males and 25 females), aged between 22 and 69 (mean age = 45 years) were evaluated. Most of them came from the cities of Ceilândia, Samambaia and São Sebastião/DF, and had already been transplanted for 5 to 10 years before (37.7%); 62.3% were recipients of living donors and 83% were prednisone-treated. The most prevalent dermatoses were of fungal (45.3%) and viral (39.6%) etiologies. Among the non-melanoma malignant neoplasms, the basal cell carcinoma prevailed (six cases), in spite of the low incidence. Concerning fungal dermatoses, 12 cases of onychomycosis, five of pityriasis versicolor and four of pityrosporum folliculitis were reported. For diagnosis, in most cases (64.2%), laboratory examinations (mycological and histopathological) were performed. cutaneous manifestations in kidney transplant recipients are generally secondary to immunosuppression. The infectious dermatoses, especially those of fungal origin, are frequently found in kidney transplant recipients and their occurrence increases progressively according to the time elapsed from the transplantation, which makes follow-up important.
ISSN:	0365-0596 1806-4841 1806-4841 0365-0596
DOI:	10.1590/abd1806-4841.20131859