Spectrum of dermatological lesions in renal allograft recipients in a tropical environment

Dermatology. 1994;188(2):108-12. doi: 10.1159/000247112.

Abstract

A total of 157 renal allograft recipients were followed for over 1-23 months for the development of dermatological lesions. The non-infective lesions related to immunosuppressive drugs included cushingoid features in 133 (84.7%), xerosis in 120 (76.4%), striae in 69 (43.9%), hypertrichosis in 65 (21.6%), facial erythema in 42 (26.7%) and friable skin in 34 (21.4%) patients. Of the infective lesions, cutaneous mycoses were the most frequent (82.6%) and included tinea corporis and cruris in 82 (52.2%), tinea versicolor in 21 (13.3%), candidiasis in 7 (4%), onychomycosis in 4 (2%) and cryptococcosis in 2 (1.2%) patients. Viral infections included those due to herpes zoster in 17 (10.8%), herpes simplex in 5 (3.1%) and viral warts in 13 (8.2%) patients. Cutaneous malignancy was seen in 1 patient only.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppression Therapy
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects
  • India / epidemiology
  • Kidney Transplantation*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Skin Diseases / chemically induced
  • Skin Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Skin Diseases, Infectious / epidemiology
  • Skin Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Transplantation, Homologous
  • Tropical Climate*

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents