title: Posttransplant complications encountered in renal transplantation in the Middle East.
abstract: This paper discusses the commonly seen complications encountered in Middle Eastern transplant recipients, including posttransplant Kaposi's sarcoma, tuberculosis, infective diarrhea, and pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. amin@kidneyservice.com
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Al-Khader
authors.forename: F A M
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Shaheen
mesh_terms: D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000453:epidemiology; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008877:Middle East; D009181:Mycoses / Q000453:epidemiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology