Mycophenolate mofetil-induced mouth ulcers in a kidney transplant patient: Case report and literature review

Adrià Plana-Pla; Laura Cañas Solé; Aram Boada Garcia; Ricardo Lauzurica Valdemoros

doi:10.1016/j.nefro.2018.05.005

Mycophenolate mofetil-induced mouth ulcers in a kidney transplant patient: Case report and literature review

Nefrologia (Engl Ed). 2019 Jan-Feb;39(1):80-83. doi: 10.1016/j.nefro.2018.05.005. Epub 2018 Aug 4.

[Article in English, Spanish]

Authors

Adrià Plana-Pla¹, Laura Cañas Solé², Aram Boada Garcia³, Ricardo Lauzurica Valdemoros²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitari, Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain.
³ Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 30082101
DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2018.05.005

Abstract

Mouth ulcers are a cutaneous complication that can often affect kidney transplant patients, mostly due to the effect of immunosuppressive treatment. Even so, before asserting that said complication is indeed secondary to drugs, it is very important to establish a differential diagnosis with other mouth ulcer causes, such as systemic diseases or viral infections, which are also common in these patients.

Keywords: Citomegalovirus; Cytomegalovirus; Kidney transplant; Micofenolato mofetilo; Mouth ulcers; Mycophenolate mofetil; Trasplante renal; Úlceras orales.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects*
Kidney*
Male
Mycophenolic Acid / adverse effects*
Oral Ulcer / chemically induced*
Oral Ulcer / pathology
Transplant Recipients*

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents
Mycophenolic Acid