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Dermatologic complications in renal transplant recipients versus uraemic patients under maintenance haemodialysis treatment

1992; Wiley; Volume: 1; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1468-3083.1992.tb00635.x

1468-3083

Mohamed Sobh, Ibrahim A. Abdel‐Hamid, H Saad, Mahmoud Eid, Moheb M. Abdel Razic, Saed Elshamy, Mohamed Ghoniem,

Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions

Abstract One hundred and twelve renal transplant recipients and 40 patients with chronic renal failure undergoing maintenance haemodialysis were included in this study. Skin infections were the most common complication in renal transplant recipients (67.8%), with fungal infections being the most frequent (58%). Kaposi's sarcoma was found in three of our transplant patients (2.6%); no other skin tumors were observed in our cases. The second most frequent skin complication after infections was acne lesions (43.7%). On the other hand, pallor and dryness were the most common skin signs observed in uraemic patients; fungal infections were found in 15%. No skin neoplasms were found in the uraemic patients. In conclusion, skin infections and Kaposi's sarcoma are more common in renal transplant recipients than in uraemic patients under haemodialysis maintenance treatment.