Tacrolimus-induced thrombotic microangiopathy: natural history of a severe, acute vasculopathy

Clin Nephrol. 2012 Jan;77(1):79-84. doi: 10.5414/cn107036.

Abstract

Calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) have been clearly associated with posttransplant thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTMA). We report a case of de novo PT-TMA involving predominantly small arteries and arterioles of a renal allograft in a patient receiving tacrolimus. Serial biopsies demonstrate the natural history of this lesion through the chronic nonspecific phase. The case is discussed in the context of a literature review of PT-TMA in general and CNI use in particular.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aged
  • Graft Rejection / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects*
  • Kidney Transplantation*
  • Male
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Tacrolimus / adverse effects*
  • Thrombotic Microangiopathies / chemically induced*
  • Thrombotic Microangiopathies / pathology

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Tacrolimus