Acute psychotic disorder associated with immunosuppressive agent use after renal transplantation: a case report
Kidney transplantation is the best treatment option for end-stage renal disease in appropriate patients. Immunosuppressant agents given in this duration can cause many psychiatric disorders. In this paper, we present a young kidney transplant patient with psychosis constituted delusions about his tr...
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| author | Fulya Gok Meliha Zengin Eroglu |
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| description | Kidney transplantation is the best treatment option for end-stage renal disease in appropriate patients. Immunosuppressant agents given in this duration can cause many psychiatric disorders. In this paper, we present a young kidney transplant patient with psychosis constituted delusions about his transplanted kidney after 4 years later from transplantation. He had refused to take his immunosuppressant pills because of psychotic process. In this paper, we wanted to discuss the psychiatric risks of immunosuppressant agents and importance of the psychiatric treatment in this aspect. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d778fb114cd24bffad6fe3fbd72be0ac2023-02-15T16:10:58ZengAVESPsychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology2475-05732475-05812017-07-0127331431610.1080/24750573.2017.13560621356062Acute psychotic disorder associated with immunosuppressive agent use after renal transplantation: a case reportFulya Gok0Meliha Zengin Eroglu1Health Science University, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research HospitalHealth Science University, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research HospitalKidney transplantation is the best treatment option for end-stage renal disease in appropriate patients. Immunosuppressant agents given in this duration can cause many psychiatric disorders. In this paper, we present a young kidney transplant patient with psychosis constituted delusions about his transplanted kidney after 4 years later from transplantation. He had refused to take his immunosuppressant pills because of psychotic process. In this paper, we wanted to discuss the psychiatric risks of immunosuppressant agents and importance of the psychiatric treatment in this aspect.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750573.2017.1356062Renal transplantationimmunosuppressive agentspsychosisaripiprazole |
| spellingShingle | Fulya Gok Meliha Zengin Eroglu Acute psychotic disorder associated with immunosuppressive agent use after renal transplantation: a case report Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology Renal transplantation immunosuppressive agents psychosis aripiprazole |
| title | Acute psychotic disorder associated with immunosuppressive agent use after renal transplantation: a case report |
| title_full | Acute psychotic disorder associated with immunosuppressive agent use after renal transplantation: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Acute psychotic disorder associated with immunosuppressive agent use after renal transplantation: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute psychotic disorder associated with immunosuppressive agent use after renal transplantation: a case report |
| title_short | Acute psychotic disorder associated with immunosuppressive agent use after renal transplantation: a case report |
| title_sort | acute psychotic disorder associated with immunosuppressive agent use after renal transplantation a case report |
| topic | Renal transplantation immunosuppressive agents psychosis aripiprazole |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750573.2017.1356062 |
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