Table 1.
Preexisting dermatological conditions after liver transplant.
| Preexisting Dermatological Conditions | Underlying Disease | Conditions After liver transplant |
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| 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. |
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| Livedo reticularis | Primary hyperoxaluria | It improves after liver transplant. |
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| Panniculitis | Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency | It improves after liver transplant. |
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| Photosensitivity | Erythropoietic protoporphyria | It improves after liver transplant, but it may take long time. |
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| Vasculitis | Hepatitis C with cryoglobulinemia | It may worsen after transplant as the viremia increases. |
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| Raynaud phenomenon | Primary biliary cholangitis | It improves after liver transplant. |
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| 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. |
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| Xanthomas and Xanthelasmas | Chronic cholestatic diseases | It improves after liver transplant. |
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| Acanthosis nigricans | Primary biliary cholangitis | It improves after liver transplant. |
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| Dupuytren's contractures | Liver cirrhosis | Irreversible. |
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| Azure lunules | Wilson disease | It disappears after liver transplant. |
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| Cryoglobulinemia, Porphyria cutanea tarda, Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis, and Lichen planus | Hepatitis C virus Primary biliary cholangitis |
It improves after liver transplant. |
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| Kayser-Fleischer rings | Wilson's disease | It improves after liver transplant. |