Successful retransplantation using rapamycin in a patient with previous calcineurin inhibitor-induced posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-228

  Afzali, B ^a   Goldsmith, David J A ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcineurin inhibitor; Posterior leukoencephalopathy; Seizures sirolimus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALLOPURINOL; ATENOLOL; AZATHIOPRINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CYCLOSPORIN; DIAZEPAM; DOXAZOSIN; LABETOLOL; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY; METHYLDOPA; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; NIFEDIPINE; PREDNISOLONE; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALSARTAN;

ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; SEIZURE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0037343734     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CNP59225     Document Type: Article

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