BACKGROUND: Renal transplant recipients (RTRs) are predisposed to @entity364 because of long-term graft-preserving immunosuppressive therapy. METHODS: We prospectively enrolled 223 consecutive adult RTRs. @entity1 were transplanted at 1 of 2 transplant centers in Poland. The group consisted of 97 @entity1 (43%) and 126 @entity1 (57%). The control group consisted of 100 @entity1 (39 @entity1 and 61 @entity1 ) randomly selected from the outpatient dermatology clinic and from hospital personnel. All RTRs and the control group were screened for the presence of superficial @entity364 . All @entity1 were examined by the same dermatologist. The oral mucosa and the entire body surface were fully examined. Mucosal swabs were obtained from all @entity1 in both the examined and control groups. Skin scrapings and swabs were obtained from any clinically suspicious lesions. Nail clippings were collected in the case of any nail changes. RESULTS: Superficial @entity364 have been detected in 133 RTRs (60%)and 27 controls (27%; P = .00001). One hundred eight RTRs (62%) developed superficial @entity364 in the first year after transplantation (P < .008). The most common site for superficial @entity364 in the RTRs group was the oral cavity. @entity5132 was the most frequently isolated species in the oral cavity. CONCLUSIONS: Superficial @entity364 in RTRs are statistically more common among RTRs than in the general population. Whether the drug was used separately or administrated under immunosuppressive combinations had no influence on the occurrence of @entity364 . The final results showed no correlation between @entity1 age and the occurrence of @entity364 . Dermatologists who care for transplant @entity1 should be aware of the clinical course of fungal species in RTRs compared with the general population.

Superficial XXXX in renal transplant recipients.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'Patients', 'patients', 'patient', 'men'] @entity364 :: ('MESH:D009181', 'Disease') :: ['fungal infections'] @entity5132 :: ('5476', 'Species') :: ['Candida albicans']
@entity364 :: (MESH:D009181,Disease) :: ['fungal infections']
