Proteinuria associated with mTOR inhibitors after kidney transplant.

Objectives: The mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors sirolimus and everolimus are immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients, but adverse events may include proteinuria. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of sirolimus and everolimus on creatinine clearance and proteinuria after kidney transplant.

Materials And Methods: This study was a prospective evaluation period of 50 patients (age, 16-65 y) who had kidney transplant.

Ramsay Hunt syndrome with atypical progress in a renal transplant recipient: a case report.

Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a rare complication of herpes zoster disease in which reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus infection occurs in the geniculate ganglion causing otalgia, unilateral vesicular eruption in a restricted dermatomal distribution, and peripheral facial paralysis. Dermal infections caused by human pathogenic herpes viruses are common in organ transplant recipients. For a transplant surgeon, it is imperative to remember that viral prophylaxis is essential in the follow-up of the transplant patients.

The efficacy of a topical gel with triester glycerol oxide in denture-related mucosal injuries.

Objective: The efficacy of a topical gel with triester glycerol oxide for treating ulcerations related to new complete dentures was studied and compared with a placebo gel.

Materials And Methods: Fifty edentulous patients were enrolled in this double-blind clinical study. All subjects received new maxillary and mandibular complete dentures and were recalled 1, 3 and 7 days after denture placement.

Dermatologic findings in renal transplant recipients: Possible effects of immunosuppression regimen and p53 mutations.

Objective: To analyze the dermatologic lesions and possible effects of immunosuppression treatment and p53 gene mutations on dermatologic findings in renal transplant recipients.

Materials And Methods: The study included 163 renal transplant recipients. After dermatologic examination, cultures, and histopathologic and genetic analyses were performed.

Evaluation of intraoperative parathormone measurement for predicting successful surgery in patients undergoing subtotal/total parathyroidectomy due to secondary hyperparathyroidism.

Objectives/background: The aim of this study is to investigate the predictive value of intraoperative parathormone measurement addressing successful surgical resection in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism.

Methods: The study included 42 consecutive patients operated on between May 2006 and July 2008. Patients were grouped according to successful surgery (Group 1, n = 36) and persistent postoperative hyperparathyroidism (Group 2, n = 6).