Tacrolimus and diabetic ketoacidosis after kidney transplantation in a 15-year-old girl (Case Report)

Authors

  • Hadi Sorkhi Non-Communicable Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, IR Iran.
  • Morteza Alijanpour Non-Communicable Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, IR Iran.
  • Sahar Sadr Moharrerpour Non-Communicable Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, IR Iran.
Abstract:

Tacrolimus is a main drug for induction and maintenance immunosuppression for patients with kidney transplants in many centers. One of important side effect of drug is post-transplant diabetes mellitus. Of course, diabetes ketoacidosis (DKA) is rare. In this report, a 12-year-old girl with DKA was presented after 45 days of kidney transplantation. 

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volume 2  issue None

pages  171- 174

publication date 2016-09

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