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Original Source: Human papillomavirus infection and anal dysplasia in renal transplant recipients.
BACKGROUND:: Immunosuppression is a known risk factor for anal human papillomavirus (HPV) disease, including anal squamous cell carcinoma. Additional risk factors for HPV-related disease have not been studied in the renal transplant population. The demographics of anal HPV and associated risk factors were investigated in this population. METHODS:: Anal cytology and polymerase chain reaction were used to assess anal HPV disease in a cohort of transplant recipients at the Royal London Hospital. Risk factors a...
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The Likelihood Of Being Assessed For Kidney Transplantation May Depend On Race, Insurance Status
A kidney transplant is the best treatment for kidney failure, which afflicts 2 million people worldwide. Young black patients and patients without private health insurance are less likely to be assess...
Vitamin D Supplements May Help Maintain Kidney Function In Transplant Recipients
Vitamin D deficiency may decrease kidney function in transplant recipients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The finding...
Knowing 'System' Paves Way for Transplant (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO - Patients in desperate need of a kidney transplant are more likely to get on the organ transplant list if they have better versed in the intricacies of the healthcare syste...
Improved Education For Kidney Failure Patients May Increase Chances Of Living Donor Transplantation
Patients with kidney failure who have greater transplant knowledge and motivation are ultimately more likely to receive a kidney transplant from a living donor, according to a study appearing in an up...
Drug fails to help kidney transplant recipients, study suggests
While safe and well-tolerated, angiotensin II blockade did not lessen tissue scarring or prevent kidney failure in kidney transplant recipients. Angiotensin II blockade is known to slow kidney disease...
Drug fails to help kidney transplant recipients
A drug that protects the kidneys of patients with chronic kidney disease does not seem to provide the same benefit to kidney transplant recipients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue...
Health Tip: Help Prevent Warts on the Feet
-- Plantar warts -- warts that specifically affect the feet -- are caused by viruses and can be quite painful. Children and teens seem to get them more often than adults. The American Podiatric Medica...
Vitamin D deficiency may decrease kidney function in transplant recipients
Vitamin D deficiency may decrease kidney function in transplant recipients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The finding...
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Sirolimus-based immunosuppression for treatment of cutaneous warts in kidney transplant recipients.
Dermatological complications, especially skin infections, are very common following organ transplantation, and result in a lot of distress in the recipient. Herpes zoster, herpes simplex, and human pa...
Merkel cell polyomavirus is present in common warts and carcinoma in situ of the skin.
Polyomaviruses have been linked to diseases of immunosuppressed patients. We sought to determine the prevalence of Merkel cell polyomavirus in benign epithelial skin neoplasms and nonmelanoma skin can...
Successful 4th Kidney Transplantation: a Case Report From Iran.
Kidney transplantation is generally considered the best option for most patients with end-stage renal disease requiring renal replacement therapy, even for patients with graft failure. Here, we descri...
Previously, recipients of a simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant versus a kidney transplant alone were thought to have higher fracture risk. Using a large US registry, Nikkel et al. observed lower...
25-hydroxyvitamin d deficiency in kidney transplant recipients.
Introduction. After kidney transplantation, patients appear to have vitamin D deficiency due to the use of immunosuppressive treatment and prevention of sunlight. This study was designed to determine...
