Gout in pediatric renal transplant recipients
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
20640905
Abstract
Clinical gout has rarely been described after pediatric renal transplantation (RTx), although asymptomatic hyperuricemia is common in these patients. We describe three male pediatric patients who presented with gouty arthritis 7-8.5 years following RTx. Since receiving allopurinol, all patients had been free of gouty symptoms. To prevent severe bone marrow depletion, the dosage of azathioprine, an immunosupressant drug, was reduced by 50% to prevent interaction with allopurinol. Because atypical presentation of gout can occur, a high index of suspicion is needed to allow appropriate diagnosis of this disease in patients with skeletal pain after RTx.
Date Issued
2010
Publication Type
Article
Language(s)
en
Author(s)
Laube, Guido F | |
Goetschel, Philippe |
Additional Credits
Journal
Pediatric nephrology
Publisher
Springer
ISSN
0931-041X
Access(Rights)
Unknown