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Ana M. Eng, MD; Karen Schmidt, MD; Vinod Bansal, MD

Arch Dermatol. 1994;130(11):1438.

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REPORT OF A CASE

A 64-year-old white man received a cadaveric renal transplant in May 1989 for end-stage renal disease secondary to hypertension. His medical problems included chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, and cholelithiasis. The posttransplantation immunosuppressive regimen consisted of cyclosporine (1.5 to 1.7 mg/d), azathioprine (50 mg/d), and prednisone (17.5 mg/d). Other concomitant medications included verapamil, digoxin, furosemide, metolazone, spironolactone, ranitidine, colace, and potassium (oral slow release). Renal function remained excellent: serum creatinine averaged 80 µmol/L. Cyclosporine levels at trough ranged from 90 to 200 ng/mL (target range, 100 to 225 ng/mL). Creatinine clearance varied: 0.8 to 1 µmol/L.

Five months after transplantation, he began complaining of yellowish-white papules and nodules on the ventral pads of his fingers. This continued to progress, and the ventral aspect of his fingers became acutely ten- der, swollen, pruritic, and erythematous (Figure 1). Serum uric acid levels varied from a low . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill

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