Introudction: There is increased risk of skin cancer in patients with gloermular disease or those with renal transplant. Objectives: To compare the risk of skin cancer between kidney recipients (KTRs) and patients with glomerular disease (GD). Design: The cohort comprised patients with KTRs (n = 61) and GD (n = 51) in Central and Central West Queensland, Australia. A quantitative cohort study was undertaken to study the risk of skin cancer in rural communities between two subgroups of patients with kidney diseases in relationship to immunosuppression. Statistical analyses of the differences in incidence of skin cancers between the two groups were done by chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, independent t-test and McNemar's test. Findings: KTRs with non-melanoma skin carcinoma (NMSC) increased significantly after treatment with immunosuppressants (pre-transplantation, n = 11 [18.0%], post-transplantation, n = 28 [45.9%]; p < 0.001). There were no differences in number of p
Chee Kay Cheung, MBCHB, MRCP, PhD, reviews the disease burden and prevalence of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), as well as risk factors for disease progression.
/PRNewswire/ The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and its Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) are pleased to announce the publication of the.