Unlabelled: Infective skin changes are frequent complications in patients after kidney transplantation receiving immunosuppressive therapy. The aim of the study was to evaluate factors influencing on frequency and type of skin infections of bacterial and fungal origin in patients after kidney transplantation. The study was performed in 486 patients, 296 male (60.9%) and 190 female (39.1%) aged 46.1 +/- 13.1 years (18-74 years) 74.3 +/- 52.1 months after kidney transplantation remain mainly on triple immunosupresive therapy. Type, size and localization of skin changes revealed during dermatological evaluation were described according age, sex, and applied immunosuppression. The obtained results were analyzed based on t-Student's, Mann-Whitney's, chi-square and Fisher tests. It was shown that fungal infective skin changes in patients after kidney transplantation are more frequent in older population (48.4 +/- 11.8 vs. 45.2 +/- 13.4 years; p < 0.017). The significant differences concern interdigitale mycoses 49.7 +/- 11.1 vs. 45.4 +/- 13.3 years; p < 0.009, nail mycoses 51.5 +/- 10.4 vs. 45.5 +/- 13.2 years; p < 0,004 and foot mycoses 51.8 +/- 10.7 vs. 45.5 +/- 13.2 years; p < 0.0005. In male more frequent as compare with female were also fungal infections (30.7% vs. 18.4%; p < 0.002) including pityriasis versicolor 37.0% vs. 9.5%; p < 0.016 and interdigitale mycoses 18.6% vs. 9.0%; p < 0.004.
Conclusions: Infective skin changes frequency in patients after kidney transplantation on immunosuppressive therapy depends on advanced age, male sex, and applied immunosuppressive therapy.
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