Successful use of cyclosporine in a lung transplant recipient with tacrolimus-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome

J Heart Lung Transplant. 1999 Oct;18(10):1024-6. doi: 10.1016/s1053-2498(99)00056-x.

Abstract

Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is a rare, but well-described complication in organ transplant recipients maintained on cyclosporine immunosuppression. Tacrolimus is a newer agent with similar immunosuppressant efficacy. In cases of cyclosporine-related HUS in renal transplant recipients, tacrolimus has been used successfully without recurrence of HUS. Tacrolimus has been reported to cause HUS in renal and more recently in cardiac transplant patients. We report a case of HUS in a lung transplant recipient receiving tacrolimus who was subsequently converted to cyclosporine without recurrence of HUS.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cyclosporine / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / chemically induced*
  • Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects*
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Lung Transplantation*
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / chemically induced*
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Tacrolimus / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Cyclosporine
  • Tacrolimus