title: Lung complications during immunosuppressive treatment in renal transplant recipients.
abstract: Pulmonary complications among 77 renal transplant recipients have been analysed. In the immediate postoperative period complications occurred with the same frequency as after other operations. Later on, usually within 6 months, pneumonia caused by bacteria, Pneumocystis carinii, cytomegalovirus and fungi occurred. The lung changes may indicate the underlying infecting organisms. Mortality from pneumonia was 14% (11/77) including two patients with lung aspiration following emergency surgery. Pulmonary complications were significantly higher in men.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000276:immunology* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000276:immunology* / Q000401:mortality; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000276:immunology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous