title: Warts in a cohort of Danish kidney transplanted patients: impact on quality of life.
abstract: There are no published clinical studies evaluating the impact of warts on quality of life after transplantation. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of self-reported skin warts and skin cancer and their impact on quality of life in kidney transplanted patients, as measured with the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). Of 740 patients with a functioning renal allograft and were free of dialysis who were surveyed, 568 returned the questionnaires. Patients were asked about general health issues, with a focus on transplantation history, cutaneous warts and whether they had ever had cutaneous cancer. A total of 285 (52%) patients replied that they had warts, and these increased with time since last transplantation, with a p-value < 0.0001. A total of 101 patients (18%) reported that they had ever had skin cancer. The median DLQI was 0 for patients not having warts, 1 for patients with warts, and 2 for patients having warts and skin cancer. In conclusion, renal transplant recipients experience increasing numbers of warts and skin cancer over time, and having skin cancer impairs patients' quality of life to a greater degree than warts.
authors: Department of Dermatology, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Niels Andersensvej 65, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark. clza@geh.regionh.dk
authors: Claus
authors: C
authors: Zachariae
authors: Carsten
authors: C
authors: Sand
authors: Jesper Melchior
authors: JM
authors: Hansen
authors: Søren Schwartz
authors: SS
authors: Sørensen
authors: Karen
authors: K
authors: Koch
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Villumsen
authors: Mads
authors: M
authors: Axelsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000523:psychology*; D016014:Linear Models; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014860:Warts / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000523:psychology*