title: High incidence of porokeratosis in renal transplant recipients.
abstract: Immunosuppression is a well-documented precipitant of porokeratosis (PK). However, PK is not considered among the most common cutaneous disorders in immunosuppressed patients. We studied prospectively a series of 103 renal transplant patients and found 11 cases (10.68%) of PK. Our series represents the highest incidence of PK in transplant patients reported so far. Our findings suggest that PK in transplant recipients may be more frequent than previously thought.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, La Paz University Hospital, Autonoma University, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Herranz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pizarro
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Lucas
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Robayna
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Rubio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Contreras
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casado
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D015994:Incidence; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017499:Porokeratosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology