Skin Diseases in Turkish Renal Transplant Recipients

June 2004 in “ International Journal of Dermatology ”

Sibel Alper, Işil Kılınç, Soner Duman, Hüseyin Töz, Can Ceylan, İdil Ünal, Derya Aytimur

skin infections drug-related skin issues premalignant skin lesions malignant skin lesions Human papilloma virus HPV tinea versicolor skin cancer immunosuppression HPV

TLDR Most kidney transplant patients in the study had skin problems, often related to infections, medication side effects, or skin cancer risks.

Between 1999 and 2001, a study involving 111 renal transplant recipients (RTRs) at Ege University Hospital in Turkey revealed that 66.4% experienced skin infections, 58.4% had drug-related skin issues, and 9.7% developed premalignant or malignant skin lesions. The most frequent infection was caused by the Human papilloma virus (HPV), and the risk of HPV infections, tinea versicolor, and skin cancer increased with longer periods of immunosuppression. The study emphasized the need for regular skin checks in RTRs due to the higher prevalence of skin conditions compared to a control group of 100 patients, although there was no significant correlation between the incidence of skin diseases and the patients' age or gender.

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