Podiatric Skin and Nail Involvement and Biomechanical Pathology in Renal Transplant Recipients: Assessment of the Foot as a Contributing Factor to Their Health

Although several studies show the prevalence of podiatric conditions in people with end-stage renal disease or renal replacement therapy with hemodialysis, there is little scientific literature on this when subjects are undergoing kidney transplantation. The aim of this study is to determine the pre...

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Published in:Healthcare (Basel) 2023-11, Vol.11 (23), p.3078
Main Authors: González-Martín, Cristina, Balboa-Barreiro, Vanesa, Garcia-Rodriguez, Mª Teresa, Veiga-Seijo, Raquel, Seoane-Pillado, Teresa, Couceiro-Sanchez, Estefanía
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Biomechanics
Body mass index
Care and treatment
Chronic kidney failure
Comorbidity
Diabetes
Diagnosis
Edema
Hemodialysis
Hypertension
Kidney diseases
Kidney transplants
Kidneys
Mortality
Organ transplant recipients
Pain
Pathology
Peripheral neuropathy
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Skin
Transplantation
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Summary:Although several studies show the prevalence of podiatric conditions in people with end-stage renal disease or renal replacement therapy with hemodialysis, there is little scientific literature on this when subjects are undergoing kidney transplantation. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of podiatric skin and nail pathology in renal transplant recipients. A descriptive, observational, prevalence study was conducted at the Nephrology Department of the University Hospital of A Coruña. A total of 371 subjects were studied. The variables studied were sociodemographic (age, sex), anthropometric (Body Mass Index), comorbidity (Charlson Comorbidity Index), and podological (skin and nail alterations). A high presence of skin (83.1%) and nail pathology (85.4%) was observed, with hyperkeratosis (68.8%), onychogryphosis (39.4%), and onychocryptosis (36.9%) being the most predominant alterations. Although it was not significant, patients with a higher risk of presenting podiatric pathology were of female sex and had a high BMI, and both age and the Charlson comorbidity index were significantly associated with this risk. There was an increased risk of both skin and nail pathology at older age and in the presence of diabetes mellitus.
ISSN:2227-9032
2227-9032
DOI:10.3390/healthcare11233078