title: Treatment of severe acute vascular rejection in a renal allograft with mycophenolate mofetil and high dose steroids.
abstract: A case of a highly sensitised haemodialysis patient who developed severe vascular rejection in her third renal allograft is presented. This severe rejection episode responded to mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and high dose steroids.
authors.affiliation: Renal Unit, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lafferty
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McGregor
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine; D011239:Prednisolone; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid