Analysis of liver function test abnormalities in kidney transplant recipients: 7 year experience
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.32, no.6, pp.1330-1335, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 32 Issue: 6
- Publication Date: 2016
- Doi Number: 10.12669/pjms.326.10725
- Journal Name: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1330-1335
- Keywords: Complication, Cytomegalovirus, Hepatotoxicity, Mycophenolatemofetil, Kidney transplantation, RENAL-ALLOGRAFT RECIPIENTS, GRAFT-REJECTION, CYCLOSPORINE, SIROLIMUS, HEPATOTOXICITY, TACROLIMUS, THERAPY, HEPATITIS, DRUGS
- Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective: Immunosuppressive drugs, antimicrobial agents and infectious complications may cause liver function test abnormalities (LFTA) in kidney transplant recipients (KTR). The objectives of this study were to identify the outcome of (LFTA). To identify the risk factors affecting development and severity of hepatotoxicity in KTR.