Epidemiology of skin diseases in renal transplant recipients in a tertiary hospital

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 904-908

  Chen, Qi Ping ^a   Aw, Derrick CW ^b  

^a National University Hospital

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Actinic keratosis; Sebaceous hyperplasia; Seborrheic keratosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; EVEROLIMUS; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISOLONE; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BOWEN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; KERATOACANTHOMA; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MICROSCOPY; MYCOSIS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEBACEOUS GLAND HYPERPLASIA; SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DISEASE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 79251500017     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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