Fatal Lactic Acidosis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient on Combination Antiretroviral Therapy after Initiation of Tacrolimus Therapy

In general, kidney transplantation is safe and efficacious in patients receiving treatment for HIV. Although multiple drug interactions between antiviral and immunosuppressive treatments exist, few patients experience serious adverse reactions. We report a case of fatal lactic acidosis in a healthy...

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Main Authors: Michael V. Holmes, Ranjababu Kulasegaram, Sebastian B. Lucas, Terry Wong, Rachel Hilton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/210178
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