Atlas of Dermatologic Diseases in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients (eBook)

The number of solid organ transplant recipients is increasing worldwide every year, which has meant a significant improvement of recipient's survival and quality of life. To prevent graft rejection, patients require long-term immunosuppression, which is responsible for their increased risk of neoplastic and infectious diseases. 

This practical and concise atlas presents the most important dermatoses in solid organ transplant recipients. Providing a guide to diagnosis and appropriate therapy, it helps dermatologists, general practitioners and physicians manage the dermatoses found in organ transplant recipients. 

The first three chapters discuss immunosuppressive regimens and the prevalence of dermatoses, while the other chapters approach the main diseases didactically, providing a large number of illustrations.

Jane Tomimori, MD, PhD, is a Full Professor at the Department of Dermatology, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil. She is coordinator of a research and patient consultation group regarding dermatoses in solid-organ transplant recipients. She has experience in the field of infectious diseases and skin cancer, and is also a reviewer for several dermatological journals and an ad hoc consultant for research funding organizations. Prof. Tomimori is an advisor for Master's and Doctoral theses and teaches in the undergraduate Medicine course and Medical Residence program.

Walmar Roncalli P. de Oliveira, MD, PhD, is a medical assistant and dermatologist at the Medical College of the University of São Paulo, Brazil. He is responsible for the Organ Transplant Recipient and Sexually Transmitted Infection units at the Department of Dermatology at the University of São Paulo. He is a member of the SCOPE group (Skin Care in Organ transplant Patients, Europe) and ITSCC (International Transplant Skin Cancer Collaborative, USA). He is also reviewer for various dermatological journals.

Carla Ferrándiz-Pulido, MD, PhD, is a consultant Dermatologist at the  Department of Dermatology from Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona, Spain. She is responsible for the management of high-risk patients with non-melanoma skin cancer, especially solid-organ transplant recipients. She is also an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, a board member of the SCOPE group (Skin Care in Organ transplant Patients, Europe), a frequent reviewer for various international peer-review dermatology journals, an editorial board member of the journal Actas Dermosifiliográficas and chief editor of the continual medical education journal Piel. Her research focuses on the pathogenesis of skin cancer.

Marilia Marufuji Ogawa, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor at the Dermatology Department of Federal University of São Paulo. She has been working with solid organ transplant recipients since 2004 with emphasis on infectious diseases.