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. 2019 Apr 1;2019:9780952. doi: 10.1155/2019/9780952

Table 1.

Preexisting dermatological conditions after liver transplant.

Preexisting Dermatological Conditions Underlying Disease Conditions After liver transplant
Atopic dermatitis and Psoriasis May not be associated with liver disease. It improves after liver transplant. However, rapid tapering in doses of immunosuppressant like prednisolone may intensify the dermatological disorders.

Livedo reticularis Primary hyperoxaluria It improves after liver transplant.

Panniculitis Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency It improves after liver transplant.

Photosensitivity Erythropoietic protoporphyria It improves after liver transplant, but it may take long time.

Vasculitis Hepatitis C with cryoglobulinemia It may worsen after transplant as the viremia increases.

Raynaud phenomenon Primary biliary cholangitis It improves after liver transplant.

Vitiligo and Alopecia areata Autoimmune hepatitis It improves after liver transplant. Alopecia areata improves in the 4 to 12 weeks after liver transplant. However, vitiligo can occur after liver transplant.

Xanthomas and Xanthelasmas Chronic cholestatic diseases It improves after liver transplant.

Acanthosis nigricans Primary biliary cholangitis It improves after liver transplant.

Dupuytren's contractures Liver cirrhosis Irreversible.

Azure lunules Wilson disease It disappears after liver transplant.

Cryoglobulinemia, Porphyria cutanea tarda, Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis, and Lichen planus Hepatitis C virus
Primary biliary cholangitis
It improves after liver transplant.

Kayser-Fleischer rings Wilson's disease It improves after liver transplant.