Evaluation of the Malnutrition-Inflammation Score in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Design and Psychometric Evaluation of Coping Scale in Recipients of Kidney Transplant

Background: Although there are different tools in a coping context, lots of them are general and not applicable in every stressful situation such as transplant. Aim: The aim of this study is to develop and psychometrically evaluate a coping tool with kidney transplant in the Iranian context and culture. Method: In this sequential exploratory study, based on theoretical and practical definitions...

Covid-19 infection in kidney transplant recipients: a case report

Histopathologic evaluation of Verrucous skin lesions in renal transplant recipients

Background: Warts are common in renal allograft recipients (RAR) with reported incidence of 24% to 100%. These patients also demonstrate an accelerated malignant transformation of warts. Although in immunocompetent patients, the histology of common warts is quite predictable, this is not so in RAR. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the histopathologic findings of warty lesion...

Evaluation of Nutrient Intake in Early Post Kidney Transplant Recipients

The purpose of our study was to evaluate the dietary intake of kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) and assess oral intake related nutrition problems. Fifty patients who had undergone kidney transplantation were included: 24 males, 26 females. The mean age was 46.8 ± 11.2 years, height was 161.3 ± 8.3 cm, and body weight was 60.5 ± 8.7 kg. We conducted nutrition education based on the diet guide...

Re-Evaluation of Acquired Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Background: Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) is a skin disease associated with numerous early onset viral warts on the sun exposed parts of the body that usually progress into different skin malignancies. Kidney transplant patients are also commonly associated with viral warts that might change into skin cancers. Objective: To re-evaluate all features of the acquired epidermodysplasia verru...