Journal article
Gout in pediatric renal transplant recipients.
- Abstract:
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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 atypi...
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- Journal:
- Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)
- Volume:
- 25
- Issue:
- 12
- Pages:
- 2535-2538
- Publication date:
- 2010-12-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1432-198X
- ISSN:
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0931-041X
- Source identifiers:
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373908
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:373908
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- Local pid:
- pubs:373908
- Deposit date:
- 2013-11-16
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- 2010
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