Severe anorexia and weight loss induced by tacrolimus in kidney transplant recipients

Common neuropsychiatric complications of tacrolimus include tremors, fatigue, headache, sleep disorders, paranoid reactions, and anxiety. Other, more serious complications include encephalopathy, convulsions, confusion, and coma. To our knowledge, however, severe weight loss by anorexia has not been...

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Published inClinical transplantation and research Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 108 - 111
Main Authors Hwang, Hong Pil, Yu, Hee Chul, Chung, Byeoung Hoon, Kang, Kyung Pyo, Kim, Won, Park, Sung Kwang, Lee, Sik
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Korean Society for Transplantation 01.06.2021
Korean Society for Transplantation
대한이식학회
Subjects
anorexia; weight loss; tacrolimus; kidney transplantation
Case Report
의학일반
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ISSN2671-8790
3022-6783
2671-8804
3022-7712
DOI10.4285/kjt.20.0058

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Summary:Common neuropsychiatric complications of tacrolimus include tremors, fatigue, headache, sleep disorders, paranoid reactions, and anxiety. Other, more serious complications include encephalopathy, convulsions, confusion, and coma. To our knowledge, however, severe weight loss by anorexia has not been reported as a neuropsychiatric adverse effect of tacrolimus given to adult kidney transplant recipients. In this article we present two cases of severe anorexia and weight loss associated with tacrolimus that appeared to reverse with cyclosporine.
ISSN:2671-8790
3022-6783
2671-8804
3022-7712
DOI:10.4285/kjt.20.0058