Severe limb lymphedema in sirolimus-treated patients

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 834-836

  Romagnoli, J ^a,b   Citterio, F ^a   Nanni, G ^a   Tondolo, V ^a   Castagneto, M ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN A; PREDNISONE; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; BLOOD TOXICITY; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; KIDNEY GRAFT; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; MASSAGE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 17844397486     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.12.180     Document Type: Conference Paper

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