Skin disease in organ transplantation

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
List of Contributors......Page 10
Foreword – Transplant Dermatology: Skin Disease in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 14
Foreword – ‘‘Life is a Matter of Balance’’......Page 16
Foreword......Page 17
Preface......Page 18
Acknowledgments......Page 19
Section One: TRANSPLANT DERMATOLOGY: AN EVOLVING DYNAMIC FIELD......Page 20
1. Introduction to Transplant Dermatology......Page 22
Section Two: TRANSPLANT MEDICINE AND DERMATOLOGY......Page 26
2. The History of Organ Transplantation......Page 28
3. The Development of Modern Immunosuppressive Medications......Page 32
4. Organ Transplantation: Current Status and Practice......Page 41
5. The Immunology of Transplantation and Allograft Rejection......Page 48
6. Allograft-Specific Considerations in Transplant Dermatology......Page 58
7. Dermatologic Disease from the Transplant Perspective......Page 65
Section Three: PATHOGENIC FACTORS IN TRANSPLANT DERMATOLOGY......Page 70
8. Basic Scientific Mechanisms of Accelerated Development of Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 72
9. Pathogenic Factors Involving Infections in Transplant Dermatology......Page 79
Section Four: CUTANEOUS EFFECTS OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE MEDICATIONS......Page 84
10. Cutaneous Effects of Immunosuppressive Medications......Page 86
Section Five: INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF THE SKIN IN TRANSPLANT DERMATOLOGY......Page 100
11. Bacterial Diseases in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 102
12. Fungal Diseases in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 107
13. Viral Diseases in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 117
14. Mycobacterial Diseases in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 125
Section Six: BENIGN AND INFLAMMATORY SKIN DISEASES IN TRANSPLANT DERMATOLOGY......Page 130
15. The Effects of Transplantation on Preexisting Dermatoses......Page 132
16. Porokeratosis in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 138
17. Benign Cutaneous Neoplasms in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 141
18. Anogenital Cutaneous Disease in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 147
19. Cutaneous Graft versus Host Disease after Solid Organ Transplantation......Page 150
Section Seven: CUTANEOUS ONCOLOGY IN TRANSPLANT DERMATOLOGY......Page 154
20. The Pathogenesis of Skin Cancer in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 156
21. The Epidemiology of Skin Cancer in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 161
22. The Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Skin Cancer in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 166
23. Actinic Keratosis in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 181
24. Basal Cell Carcinoma in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 186
25. Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 191
26. Malignant Melanoma in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 201
27. Merkel Cell Carcinoma in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 209
28. Kaposi,s Sarcoma in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 214
29. Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder/Lymphoma in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 218
30. Rare Cutaneous Neoplasms in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 222
31. Histopathologic Features of Skin Cancer in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 227
Section Eight: SPECIAL SCENARIOS IN TRANSPLANT CUTANEOUS ONCOLOGY......Page 234
32. Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 236
33. In-Transit Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 243
34. Metastatic Malignant Melanoma in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 247
35. Transplant Scalp: Severe Actinic Damage of the Scalp in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 253
36. Transplant Lip: Severe Actinic Damage of the Vermilion in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 257
37. Transplant Hands: Severe Actinic Damage of the Hands in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 261
38. Skin Cancer and Nevi in Pediatric Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 265
39. Dermatologic Surgery in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 268
40. Radiation Therapy in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 273
41. Reduction of Immunosuppression for Transplant-Associated Skin Cancer......Page 281
42. Systemic Retinoids for Prevention of Skin Cancer in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 291
43. Topical Treatment of Actinic Keratosis and Photodamage in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 296
44. Imiquimod Use in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 305
45. Photodynamic Therapy in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 310
46. Skin Cancer Prevention and Photoprotection in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 314
47. Skin Cancer Prior to Organ Transplantation or Organ Donation......Page 321
Section Nine: EDUCATIONAL, ORGANIZATIONAL,AND RESEARCH EFFORTS IN TRANSPLANT DERMATOLOGY......Page 328
48. Quality of Life Associated with Dermatologic Disease in Organ Transplant Recipients......Page 330
49. Patient Education in Transplant Dermatology:Pre- and Post Transplant......Page 334
50. Transplant Dermatology Clinics......Page 341
51. Transplant Dermatology Organizations......Page 346
52. Research Databases for Transplant Dermatology......Page 350
53. Resources for Transplant Dermatology......Page 355
Index......Page 360