Mycophenolate mofetil-related colitis in a paediatric patient after kidney transplant
Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is an immunosuppressive agent, the gastrointestinal side effects of which include abdominal pain, diarrhoea, and vomiting. MMF may also cause symptomatic colitis, although it is a rare condition. We present herein the case of a boy with chronic kidney disease, lasting sin...
Main Authors: | Natalia Oleksik, Monika Głowinkowska, Maria Szczepańska, Katarzyna Bąk-Drabik, Wioletta Jarmużek |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2022-10-01
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Series: | Pediatria Polska |
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Online Access: | https://www.termedia.pl/Mycophenolate-mofetil-related-colitis-in-a-paediatric-patient-after-kidney-transplant,127,47965,1,1.html |
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