Idiopathic intracranial hypertension following kidney transplantation: a case report and review of the literature.
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, Journal Article
Chamberlain, CE; Fitzgibbon, E; Wassermann, EM; Butman, JA; Kettl, D; Hale, D; Kirk, AD; Mannon, RB
Published in: Pediatr Transplant
August 2005
A pediatric kidney transplant recipient receiving tacrolimus for immunosuppression experienced symptoms consistent with idiopathic intracranial hypertension. The diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension and possible secondary causes of intracranial hypertension are reviewed in association with the patient's clinical course. Treatment options for the reversal of intracranial hypertension are summarized. Because of the complexity of associated conditions in kidney transplant recipients, symptoms of persistent headaches, visual changes and nausea and vomiting should be promptly investigated by fundoscopic examination in the setting of immunosuppression therapy to prevent vision loss.
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Pediatr Transplant
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ISSN
1397-3142
Publication Date
August 2005
Volume
9
Issue
4
Start / End Page
545 / 550
Location
Denmark
Related Subject Headings
- Tacrolimus
- Surgery
- Overweight
- Magnetic Resonance Angiography
- Kidney Transplantation
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Humans
- Female
- Child
- 3213 Paediatrics
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Chamberlain, C. E., Fitzgibbon, E., Wassermann, E. M., Butman, J. A., Kettl, D., Hale, D., … Mannon, R. B. (2005). Idiopathic intracranial hypertension following kidney transplantation: a case report and review of the literature. Pediatr Transplant, 9(4), 545–550. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3046.2005.00329.x
Published In
Pediatr Transplant
DOI
ISSN
1397-3142
Publication Date
August 2005
Volume
9
Issue
4
Start / End Page
545 / 550
Location
Denmark
Related Subject Headings
- Tacrolimus
- Surgery
- Overweight
- Magnetic Resonance Angiography
- Kidney Transplantation
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Humans
- Female
- Child
- 3213 Paediatrics