Renal Transplantation and Skin Diseases: Review of the Literature and Results of a 5-Year Follow-Up of 285 Patients

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We present a review of the current literature on skin diseases in renal transplant recipients (RTR) and the results of a 5-year follow-up of 285 patients. Many skin diseases are only an aesthetic and functional cause for interest, but HPV infections and skin cancers are significantly more frequent in RTR than in immunocompetent subjects and can affect a patient’s prognosis. For this reason, we feel dermatological surveillance of RTR is necessary for early diagnosis and treatment of all high-risk lesions.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): NEF

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Nephron

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1660-8151

Title: Nephron

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 1660-8151

ISSN (Electronic): 2235-3186

Publication date Subscription-year: 1996

Publication date (Print): 1996

Publication date (Electronic): 19 December 2008

Volume: 73

Issue: 2

Pages: 131-136

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Publisher ID: 189029 Other ID: Nephron 1996;73:131–136

DOI: 10.1159/000189029

PubMed ID: 8773333

SO-VID: 8c48547a-e7cb-4479-bc0d-e6d414663dce

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Date accepted : 20 July 1995

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