The Association Between Skin Findings and Transplantation Period in Liver Transplant Recipients

Abstract

Objective: Different types of skin diseases can be seen in liver transplant recipients. Here, we aimed to investigate the frequency of skin diseases and it's correlation with the duration of liver disease and the transplantation period in liver transplant recipients. Methods: One-hundred ninety seven patients and 50 controls were included in the study. Detailed skin examination was performed to the all patients and dermatological findings were recorded. Chi-square and Pearson correlation tests were used for statistical analyses. Results: Of 197 patients, 142 were males and 55 females, of 50 controls, 36 were males and 14 females. The mean age of the patients was 43.96±13.16 and the controls was 42.12±14.43. The transplantation reason was cirrhosis due to Hepatitis B-virus in 65.8% of the patients. Hypertrichosis, cherry angioma, telangiectasia, seborrheic dermatitis, tinea pedis were observed to be statistically significantly higher in the patients as compared to the control group. There were statistically significant correlation between the duration of liver disease and tinea pedis, scabies, psoriazis, gynecomastia, alopecia areata. Conclusion: We found that hypertrichosis, cherry angioma, telangiectasia, seborrheic dermatitis and tinea pedis are the most frequently seen dermatological diseases in our liver transplant recipients study group. Key words: Transplantation, skin, infection, immunosuppression Sonuç: Hipertrikoz, kiraz anjiom, telenjiektazi, seboreik dermatit ve tinea pedisin çalışma grubumuzu oluşturan karaciğer transplant alıcılarında en sık görülen dermatolojik hastalıklar olduğu saptanmıştır.