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Observational studySao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina2024

Frequency of skin diseases in renal transplant recipients and patients with chronic kidney disease in a tertiary center: a cross-sectional study.

Érica Cristina Vieira, Milena Soriano Marcolino, Antônio Carlos Martins Guedes, Mônica Maria Moreira Delgado Maciel, Wandilza Fátima Dos Santos, Luciana Consoli Fernandes Pimentel, Paulo Rodrigues Gomes, Anita Bressan, Kátia de Paula Farah, Marcelo Grossi Araújo

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Observational study in Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Azathioprine and risk of non-melanoma skin cancers in organ transplant recipients: a systematic review and update meta-analysis.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Érica Cristina VieiraMD, Masters Student. Dermatologist, Attending physician, Dermatology Outpatient Clinic, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais / Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares (UFMG/EBSERH) Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2188-1225
Milena Soriano MarcolinoMD, PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil; Coordinator of Scientific Division, Telehealth Network of Minas Gerais, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4278-3771
Antônio Carlos Martins GuedesMD, PhD. Dermatologist. Attending Physician, Dermatology Outpatient Clinic Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5856-6793
Mônica Maria Moreira Delgado MacielMD. Nephrologist, Attending physician. Instituto Mineiro de Nefrologia, Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3884-9507
Wandilza Fátima Dos SantosMD. Dermatologist, Attending physician, Dermatology Outpatient Clinic, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6569-5374
Luciana Consoli Fernandes PimentelMD. Dermatologist, Attending physician, Dermatology Outpatient Clinic, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5066-8138
Paulo Rodrigues GomesMasters Student. Analyst Programmer, Telehealth Network of Minas Gerais, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7949-1812
Anita BressanMedical Student, Medical School, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6289-536X
Kátia de Paula FarahPhD. Associate Professor Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil Nephrology Outpatient Clinic, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-8978-4512
Marcelo Grossi AraújoPhD. Associate Professor, Medical School, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil; Leprosy Clinic Coordinator. Dermatology Outpatient Clinic, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1483-3818
Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BRUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BRInstituto de Urologia e Nefrologia · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has increased in the recent decades, along with the number of patients in the terminal stages of this disease, requiring transplantation. Some skin disorders are more frequent in patients with CKD and in renal transplant recipients (RTR).

objectivesTo evaluate the frequency of skin diseases in RTR and patients with CKD receiving conservative treatment. DESIGN AND

settingThis observational cross-sectional study recruited consecutive patients with CKD and RTR from a nephrology clinic at a teaching hospital in Brazil between 2015 and 2020.

methodsQuantitative, descriptive, and analytical approaches were used. The sample was selected based on convenience sampling. Data were collected from dermatological visits and participants' medical records.

resultsOverall, 308 participants were included: 206 RTR (66.9%, median age: 48 years, interquartile range [IQR] 38.0-56.0, 63.6% men) and 102 patients with CKD (33.1%, median age: 61.0 years, IQR 50.0-71.2, 48% men). The frequency of infectious skin diseases (39.3% vs. 21.6% P = 0.002) were higher in RTR than in patients with CKD. Neoplastic skin lesions were present in nine (4.4%) RTR and in only one (1.0%) patient with CKD. Among the RTR, the ratio of basal cell carcinoma to squamous cell carcinoma was 2:1.

conclusionsThis study revealed that an increased frequency of infectious skin diseases may be expected in patients who have undergone kidney transplantation. Among skin cancers, BCC is more frequently observed in RTR, especially in those using azathioprine.

Indexed as

Kidney TransplantationRenal Insufficiency, ChronicSkin DiseasesSkin Diseases, InfectiousAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle Aged

Identifiers

PMID38422240
PMCPMC10885634
OpenAlexW4392123053

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