Turkish Journal of Nephrology
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A Case with Cyclosporine-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy in Early Stage after Kidney Transplantation Salvage with Tacrolimus and Plasma Exchange

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Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Nefroloji Bilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye

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Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Üroloji Bilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye

Turkish J Nephrol 2010; 19: 62-64
DOI: 10.5262/tndt.2010.1001.11
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Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA)/uremic hemolytic syndrome is a rarely seen complication after kidney transplantation and might be associated with cyclosporine-A. It can be confused with acute rejection when no systemic symptoms are present. We review a successfully treated case in which cyclosporine associated TMA developed after a second kidney transplantation in this article. 

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