Rituximab and mycophenolate mofetil are used to treat pemphigus vulgaris, but they have not been adequately compared in clinical trials.

BACKGROUND New-onset diabetes after transplant (NODAT) is a serious complication after kidney transplantation. We studied the relationship between steroid-free maintenance regimens and NODAT in a national cohort of adult kidney transplant patients. METHODS A total of 25,837 previously nondiabetic kidney transplant patients, engrafted between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2006, were includ...

BACKGROUND Although gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are very frequent in organ transplant patients, there is a paucity of data about the endoscopic findings of kidney recipients. METHODS Two thousand one hundred and thirty-five kidney transplants were performed between 1994 and 2007. During that period, 672 gastroscopies were performed in 543 of those patients. Their mean age was 49.5 years an...