Celiac-like Enteropathy Associated With Mycophenolate Sodium in Renal Transplant Recipients

Background. Although colonic injury is a well-known complication of mycophenolic acid (MPA), the involvement of the upper gastrointestinal tract is less extensively documented. We present the occurrence of celiac-like duodenopathy manifested as a severe diarrhea syndrome in 2 renal transplant recipi...

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Main Authors: Vassilis Filiopoulos, MD, Stratigoula Sakellariou, MD, PhD, Konstantinos Papaxoinis, MD, Christina Melexopoulou, MD, Smaragdi Marinaki, MD, John N. Boletis, PhD, Ioanna Delladetsima, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-08-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000000812