[Skin manifestations in 140 kidney transplants]

Abstract

Cutaneous lesions can be a significant problem in kidney transplant recipients. The AA report a clinical spectrum of iatrogenic, infectious, preneoplastic and neoplastic skin diseases in 140 renal transplant recipients observed, from march 1988 to july 1991, at the Catholic University in Rome. Iatrogenic skin manifestations were the most common, followed by infections of the skin and preneoplastic and neoplastic cutaneous lesions.