title: Human Papillomavirus in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
abstract: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common infection in kidney transplant recipients. HPV causes cervical, anal, vulvar, vaginal, penile and head and neck cancers. Kidney transplant recipients have a disproportionate burden of disease given prolonged immunosuppression. Given the long pre-invasive state of precancer lesions such as cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN) most HPV-cancers are preventable with screening and targeted treatment of disease. Pre-transplant vaccination of age-eligible kidney transplant recipients is otherwise ideal.
authors: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Electronic address: peter.chin-hong@ucsf.edu.
authors: Peter V
authors: PV
authors: Chin-Hong
mesh_terms: D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines
keywords: HPV; Pap test; anal cancer; cervical cancer; kidney transplant; vaccine