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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 145-148 |
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Tacrolimus as a rare cause of pericardial effusion in a renal transplant recipient
Rohini Prashar1, Diana Stewart1, Ankush Moza2
1 Division of Nephrology and Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
2 University of Toledo Medical Center, Ohio, USA
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Rohini Prashar
Division of Nephrology and Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202
USA
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DOI: 10.4103/HEARTVIEWS.HEARTVIEWS_6_17
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Pericardial effusion in a renal transplant recipient represents a diagnostic conundrum with a variety of differential diagnoses. Immunosuppressive medications such as sirolimus have been linked to pericardial effusions in the reported literature. Tacrolimus has been reported to be associated with pleural effusions and ascites. We present a case of a patient with tacrolimus as the likely cause of a recurrent pericardial effusion.
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