Oral lesions in Saudi renal transplant patients
Joint Authors
al-Muhayya, Maha Ali
Darwazah, Azmi Muhammad Ghalib
Bin Salih, Salih
al-Khudayr, Walid
Source
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 20, Issue 1 (28 Feb. 2009), pp.20-29, 10 p.
Publisher
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Publication Date
2009-02-28
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Topics
- Patients
- Mouth
- Tongue
- Kidneys
- Diseases
- Saudi Arabia
- Organ transplantation
- Complications(Medicine)
- Kidney failure
- Diagnosis
Abstract EN
Renal transplantation has evolved as the best treatment option for patients with endstage renal disease.
Different oral problems arise in these patients, either as a direct consequence of drug-induced immunosuppression or pharmacokinetics.
To determine the prevalence of intra-oral lesions in a group of medically stable Saudi renal transplant patients (RTP) and to identify possible risk factors, in comparison with age and sex-matched healthy control subjects (HCS), we studied 58 RTP and 52 HCS.
All subjects had a thorough oral examination and oral lesions were diagnosed according to the clinically accepted criteria.
Gingival overgrowth (GO), erythematous candidiasis (EC) and hairy leukoplakia (HL) were diagnosed in RTP with prevalence of 74.1%, 15.5%, and 8.6%, respectively.
The severity of the gingival overgrowth significantly correlated with the use of cyclosporine and nifedipine combination therapy, serum cyclosporine, and serum creatinine level.
In conclusions, the finding of our study strongly propose that RTP should undergo routine and regular comprehensive oral examination, and any suspicious lesion must be investigate and treated.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Muhayya, Maha Ali& Darwazah, Azmi Muhammad Ghalib& al-Khudayr, Walid& Bin Salih, Salih. 2009. Oral lesions in Saudi renal transplant patients. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 20, no. 1, pp.20-29.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Muhayya, Maha Ali…[et al.]. Oral lesions in Saudi renal transplant patients. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 20, no. 1 (Jan. 2009), pp.20-29.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Muhayya, Maha Ali& Darwazah, Azmi Muhammad Ghalib& al-Khudayr, Walid& Bin Salih, Salih. Oral lesions in Saudi renal transplant patients. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2009. Vol. 20, no. 1, pp.20-29.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-36100
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 27-29
Record ID
BIM-36100