A 19-year-old student, who had received a kidney from her mother and had moderate cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection risk, received triple immunosuppression (IS) with corticosteroids, tacrolimus, and mycophenolate sodium (MPS). The patient was treated with pulse corticosteroids for borderline rejection at 1-month posttransplantation, but subsequently developed a urinary tract infection, which was resolved with intravenous administration of antibiotics. In the 4th month after transplantation, the patient was diagnosed with hydronephrosis secondary to a ureteric stricture, which required surgery.
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