title: Gastrointestinal complications of immunosuppression.
abstract: The gastrointestinal manifestations of drug-induced immunosuppression may result from direct drug effects, from infectious complications, or both. Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a third mechanism whereby immunosuppressive agents are linked with gastrointestinal injury. This article reviews individual immuno-suppressive medications, first concentrating on their reported gastrointestinal side effects, then reviewing other gastrointestinal phenomena, which may represent side effects of immunosuppressive agents but have not been reported yet.
authors: Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
authors: F A
authors: FA
authors: Nunes
authors: M R
authors: MR
authors: Lucey
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015163:Superinfection / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents