OBJECTIVES Hyperkalemia is an electrolyte disorder that may occur during the first few months after a renal transplant, in patients undergoing cyclosporine immunosuppression. We present our experience with cyclosporine-associated hyperkalemia in living-donor renal transplant recipients, with isolated clinically relevant hyperkalemia soon after surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS We report 4 living...

BACKGROUND Valid instrumentation in the assessment of health-related quality of life (HQoL) in renal transplant recipients is critical to identifying particular nuances and determinants of HQoL in this population. Therefore, the validity of disease-specific instruments to measure HQoL in renal transplant recipients, such as the Kidney Transplant Questionnaire (KTQ), needs further investigation....

OBJECTIVE To determine the risk factors of urinary tract infection in renal transplant recipients and its effect on graft function among transplanted patients visiting the outpatients department of Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation. METHODS This cohort study was conducted at Transplantation department, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation Karachi. The period of the stud...

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of death in endemic countries and is 20 to 70 times more common in renal transplant recipients, where it contributes to both increased morbidity and mortality. This review will focus on the epidemiology of TB in renal transplant recipients and critically appraise the published literature on isoniazid prophylaxis in renal transplantation. ME...

conclusions chronic renal disease contributes to sarcopenia, which may develop at an earlier age in rtr. background chronic kidney disease can lead to sarcopenia; however, no study has described sarcopenia in the patients undergoing renal transplantation. objectives the aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of sarcopenia in renal transplant recipients (rtr) and to evaluate the d...

Outbreaks ofPneumocystispneumonia have been described in renal transplant recipients. Aerosolized pentamidine is frequently used for prophylaxis in this setting. We report our experience with aerosolized pentamidine use in 56 renal transplant recipients. We found high rates of adverse reactions in patients with chronic respiratory disease.

South Asian renal transplant recipients have a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease compared with Caucasian renal transplant recipients. We carried out a study to determine whether paraoxonase 1, a novel biomarker for cardiovascular risk, was decreased in South Asian compared with Caucasian renal transplant recipients. Subjects were matched two to one on the basis of age and sex for a tot...

HCV infection remains prevalent in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients.1 The frequency of chronic HCV infection among renal transplant recipients is influenced by various factors, including blood transfusion, history of previous transplantation, type and duration of renal replacement therapy.2 Liver biopsy is essential in the evaluation of liver disease in kidney transplant recipients because...

OBJECTIVES Pediatric renal transplant recipients are at increased risk of Epstein-Barr virus infection which may be due to the high percentage of Epstein-Barr virus seronegative recipients at the time of transplant in the pediatric age group. We aimed to assess the Epstein-Barr virus serostatus of recipients and donors and the incidence of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder in pediatri...