title: Study of dermatoses in kidney transplant patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The increasing in the number of kidney transplant recipients has favored, more frequently than before, the emergence of dermatoses and warranted their study through subsequent publications.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  to evaluate the frequency of dermatoses in kidney transplant recipients.
  
  
  METHODS
  kidney transplant recipients with suspected dermatoses between March 1st 2009 and June 30th 2010.
  
  
  RESULTS
  53 patients (28 males and 25 females), aged between 22 and 69 (mean age = 45 years) were evaluated. Most of them came from the cities of Ceilândia, Samambaia and São Sebastião/DF, and had already been transplanted for 5 to 10 years before (37.7%); 62.3% were recipients of living donors and 83% were prednisone-treated. The most prevalent dermatoses were of fungal (45.3%) and viral (39.6%) etiologies. Among the non-melanoma malignant neoplasms, the basal cell carcinoma prevailed (six cases), in spite of the low incidence. Concerning fungal dermatoses, 12 cases of onychomycosis, five of pityriasis versicolor and four of pityrosporum folliculitis were reported. For diagnosis, in most cases (64.2%), laboratory examinations (mycological and histopathological) were performed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  cutaneous manifestations in kidney transplant recipients are generally secondary to immunosuppression. The infectious dermatoses, especially those of fungal origin, are frequently found in kidney transplant recipients and their occurrence increases progressively according to the time elapsed from the transplantation, which makes follow-up important.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, MS, Brazil. morettilima@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Alexandre Moretti de
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Sheila Pereira de
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Eugênio Galdino de Mendonça
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Reis Filho
authors.forename: Danglades Resende Macedo
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Eid
authors.forename: Carmelia Matos Santiago
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Reis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000009:adverse effects; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology; D017193:Skin Diseases, Viral / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011241:Prednisone