Oral lesions in Saudi renal transplant patients

• Published in: Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 20 - 29
• Main Authors: al-Muhayya, Maha Ali, Bin Salih, Salih, al-Khudayr, Walid, Darwazah, Azmi Muhammad Ghalib
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation 2009; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Calcium Channel Blockers - adverse effects; Candidiasis, Oral - etiology; Care and treatment; Complications; Cyclosporine; Cyclosporine - adverse effects; Diagnoses; Diseases; Female; Gingival overgrowth; Gingival Overgrowth - etiology; Hairy leukoplakia; Humans; Immunosuppression; Immunosuppression - adverse effects; Immunotherapy; Kidney diseases; Kidney transplant; Kidney Transplantation - adverse effects; Kidneys; Leukoplakia, Hairy - etiology; Male; Middle Aged; Mouth; Mouth Diseases - epidemiology; Mouth Diseases - etiology; Nifedipine; Oral candidiasis; Oral Hygiene; Prevalence; Risk factors; Saudi Arabia - epidemiology; Somatotropin; Transplantation; الأمراض; التشخيص; الفشل الكلوي; الفم; الكلى; اللسان; المرضى; المضاعفات; زرع الأعضاء; Saudi Arabia

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 grou...