Aktas Nimet, Ersoy Alparslan, Yazici Bulent, Kilic Nurten, Aytac Berna
Nephrology Department, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey.
Exp Clin Transplant. 2012 Oct;10(5):506-7. doi: 10.6002/ect.2012.0168. Epub 2012 Aug 24.
Ocular surface squamous neoplasia is a rare complication after a kidney transplant, related with increased risk and poor prognosis. Generally, ocular surface squamous neoplasia in kidney transplant patients is associated with skin lesions. We report a case of ocular surface squamous neoplasia without skin lesions in a kidney transplant recipient. Systematic periodic ophthalmic evaluation of recipients may help ensure the early diagnosis of subtle ocular surface squamous neoplasia.