Abstract | BACKGROUND: Because of chronic immunosuppressive therapy, the skin of renal transplant recipients (RTR) is considered more liable to fungal infections. AIM: The aim of the study was to analyze the prevalence of superficial dermatomycoses in a chronically immunosuppressed group of RTR who live in northern Italy and to verify the eventual relationship between the onset of mycoses, the immunosuppressive regimen and the interval of time elapsed after the transplantation. METHODS: 73 RTR were submitted to a complete dermatological examination for fungal infection. Skin scrapings were taken from the upper back, from the 4th toe web of all patients and from any suspicious lesion. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: PV was the most frequent dermatomycosis and showed a higher prevalence than in the normal population. The prevalence of fungal infection of the 4th toe web and onychomycosis was similar to that found in the immunocompetent population, but the length of interval after transplantation seemed to increase the probability of their occurrence and of mixed or simultaneous fungal infections in the same patient.
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Authors | A Virgili, M R Zampino, V La Malfa, R Strumia, P L Bedani |
Journal | Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland)
(Dermatology)
Vol. 199
Issue 1
Pg. 31-4
( 1999)
ISSN: 1018-8665 [Print] Switzerland |
PMID | 10449954
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Steroids
- Cyclosporine
- Azathioprine
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Azathioprine
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Candida
(isolation & purification)
- Candida albicans
(isolation & purification)
- Cyclosporine
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Dermatomycoses
(epidemiology, etiology, microbiology)
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Female
- Humans
- Immunosuppressive Agents
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Italy
(epidemiology)
- Kidney Transplantation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Penicillium
(isolation & purification)
- Prevalence
- Skin
(microbiology, pathology)
- Steroids
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Time Factors
- Tinea Versicolor
(microbiology)
- Toes
(microbiology)
- Trichophyton
(isolation & purification)
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