Opportunistic infections among the renal transplant recipients are very interesting and pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Several uncommon infections can be seen. Opportunistic fungal infections are a common occurrence in this group of patients. Various fungal infections become medical problems for the renal transplant recipients. Of several fungal infections, cryptosporidiosis is an ...

OBJECTIVES Graft loss owing to chronic allograft dysfunction is a major concern in renal transplant recipients. We assessed the affect of immune and nonimmune risk factors on death-censored graft loss in renal transplant recipients with chronic allograft dysfunction. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective, single-center study on 214 renal transplant recipients with chronic allogra...

Malignancy is one of the main complications after renal transplantation but the situation in Chinese renal allograft recipients remains an enigma. We therefore reviewed 1,000 (8,531 person-years follow-up) renal allograft recipients from Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University, revealing an incidence rate of 2.4% of post-transplant malignancies, with a standardized incidence ratio (SIR) of 17.8 (9...

BACKGROUND Post-transplant haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) is a rare but serious disease with a high mortality rate, when left untreated. Immunosuppressive drugs like calcineurin inhibitors as well as mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors have been reported as causative agents for post-transplant HUS. METHODS A retrospective observational study was performed in lung transplant recipients...

Right atrial thrombus formation is a known mechanical complication of central venous catheter insertion, with an incidence of between 1.9% and 42%. There is an increased risk of thromboembolism following renal transplantation. However, a right atrial thrombosis is rarely reported in renal transplant recipients. Here, we report two cases of renal transplant recipients in whom a right atrial thro...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate long-term outcomes in high risk renal transplant recipients over 60 years of age compared with those younger than 60 years of age. MATERIALS AND METHODS We analyzed outcomes in 131 consecutive renal transplant recipients at our institution between November 2001 and December 2007. Primary outcomes included incidence of delayed graft function...

BACKGROUND Quantification of proteinuria (albuminuria) in renal transplant recipients is important for diagnostic and prognostic purposes. Recent guidelines have recommended quantification of proteinuria by spot protein-to-creatinine ratio (PCR) or spot albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR). Validity of spot measurements remains unclear in renal transplant recipients. METHODS Systematic review of...

BACKGROUND The determinators of patient survival after renal transplantation are incompletely known, and conflicting results have been reported. This may have been influenced by time-related changes in patient selection, post-transplantation management and immunosuppressive regimens. This study was performed to evaluate in recipients of a first renal transplant the effect of patient characteris...

OBJECTIVES Neurologic problems have a major effect on the survival and quality of life in renal transplant recipients. This study sought to review the incidence and character of neurologic complications after renal transplant. MATERIALS AND METHODS Medical records of 319 renal transplant recipients admitted to the Transplant Outpatient Clinic were reviewed retrospectively for neurologic compl...

OBJECTIVES We report the incidence and pattern of malignancies in renal transplant recipients from our department. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between March 1983 and August 2013, the records of 2054 renal transplant recipients from our department were retrospectively reviewed with regard to type of neoplasm, age, gender, interval between the transplant and the diagnosis of malignancy, immunosuppres...