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Halo naevi and café au lait macule regression in a renal transplant patient on immunosuppression
Author(s) -
Lolatgis Helena,
Varigos George,
Braue Anna,
Scardamaglia Laura,
Boyapati Ann,
Winship Ingrid
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/ajd.12188
Subject(s) - medicine , renal transplant , immunosuppression , dermatology , kidney
A case of halo naevi and café au lait macule regression in a renal transplant patient receiving long‐term immunosuppressive therapy is described. We propose the direct transfer of an auto‐reactive antibody, CD 8 T ‐cells or tumour necrosis factor α from the transplant donor to the recipient as a possible cause. We have also considered insufficient immunosuppressive therapy as a possible mechanism.