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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8379
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-5-4
pubmed:abstractText
94 renal transplant patients were examined for the presence of cutaneous malignancies, actinic keratoses, warts, and cutaneous fungal infection, and a history was taken of infection with herpes simplex and herpes zoster. Each patient had a control matched for age, sex, and sun exposure. Of the 17 patients with high exposure to sunshine (more than 3 months in a tropical or subtropical climate or more than 5 years in an outdoor occupation), 2 had squamous cell carcinoma and 7 actinic keratoses. These lesions did not occur in the other renal transplant patients or the control group. The immunosuppressive effect of ultraviolet radiation in the sunburn spectrum (290-320 nm) in man and animals may be related to the increased incidence of cutaneous malignancy, actinic keratoses, and warts. Transplant patients should be under regular surveillance for the early detection and treatment of premalignant cutaneous lesions, and they should receive advice on avoiding sun exposure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0140-6736
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
31
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
702-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Cancer, warts, and sunshine in renal transplant patients. A case-control study.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article