Cyclosporine-associated microangiopathic hemolytic anemia in a renal transplant recipient. 1989

N Yoshimura, and T Oka, and Y Ohmori, and I Aikawa, and T Yasumura, and S Matsui, and T Hamashima, and C J Lee
Second Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.

A case of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MHA) associated with the immunosuppressive agent, cyclosporine, is reported herein. The patient manifested anemia with red blood cell fragmentation, hypertension, thrombocytopenia, elevation of serum LDH levels and glomerular capillary thromboses within a few days of his transplantation. Extensive treatments with urokinase and heparin proved ineffective and graftectomy was performed 7 days after his transplantation. Immunofluorescent staining failed to show immunoglobulin (IgG or IgM) or complement (C3) deposition within the glomeruli, which discriminated MHA from acute humoral-vascular rejection.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D003524 Cyclosporins A group of closely related cyclic undecapeptides from the fungi Trichoderma polysporum and Cylindocarpon lucidum. They have some antineoplastic and antifungal action and significant immunosuppressive effects. Cyclosporins have been proposed as adjuvants in tissue and organ transplantation to suppress graft rejection. Cyclosporines
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000743 Anemia, Hemolytic A condition of inadequate circulating red blood cells (ANEMIA) or insufficient HEMOGLOBIN due to premature destruction of red blood cells (ERYTHROCYTES). Anemia, Hemolytic, Acquired,Anemia, Microangiopathic,Haemolytic Anaemia,Hemolytic Anemia,Hemolytic Anemia, Acquired,Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia,Acquired Hemolytic Anemia,Anaemia, Haemolytic,Anemia, Acquired Hemolytic,Anemia, Microangiopathic Hemolytic,Haemolytic Anaemias,Hemolytic Anemia, Microangiopathic,Microangiopathic Anemia,Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemias
D016030 Kidney Transplantation The transference of a kidney from one human or animal to another. Grafting, Kidney,Renal Transplantation,Transplantation, Kidney,Transplantation, Renal,Kidney Grafting,Kidney Transplantations,Renal Transplantations,Transplantations, Kidney,Transplantations, Renal

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