The role of early renal biopsy in cyclosporin induced thrombotic microangiopathy

Authors
Burke, GAA McGraw, ME MacIver, AG
Citation
Gaa. Burke et al., The role of early renal biopsy in cyclosporin induced thrombotic microangiopathy, PED NEPHROL, 13(7), 1999, pp. 564-566
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
ISSN journal
0931041X → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
7
Year of publication
1999
Pages
564 - 566
Database
ISI
SICI code
0931-041X(199909)13:7<564:TROERB>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Thrombotic microangiopathy is an uncommon complication of cyclosporin immun osuppression following renal transplantation. We present a 15-year-old girl who developed clinical features of acute rejection, but in whom an early b iopsy revealed thrombotic microangiopathy, allowing a change to FK506 immun osuppression resulting in excellent graft recovery.