title: [Diabetes following kidney transplantation. Report of 35 cases].
abstract: Post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a frequent complication of renal transplantation. It has a prevalence rate ranging from 3 to 46%. We undertook a retrospective study of 175 nondiabetic renal transplant recipients to determine the prevalence rate, clinical characteristics, and risk factors of PTDM in kidney transplant recipients in our region. Thirty five patients (20%) developed PTDM, 50% were diagnosed by 3 months post transplantation. Eight patients (22.8%) were insulin recurrent. PTDM was independent of kidney source, family history of diabetes, age, sex, incidence of acute rejection, body weight gain, steroid or cyclosporine dose, use of beta-blockers and cytomegalovirus infection. Acturial 5 years survival was 79.4% in the diabetic compared to 80.5% in the control group. Patient survival was similar in the two groups. We conclude that PTDM is frequent in our patients. No significant risk factors of PTDM were identified in this study.
authors.affiliation: Service de Néphrologie et de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Charles Nicolle Tunis.
authors.forename: Hayet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaaroud
authors.forename: Karima
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Khiari
authors.forename: Soumaya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beji
authors.forename: Lotfi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cherif
authors.forename: Nejib
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ben Abdallah
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ben Moussa
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ayed
authors.forename: Taieb
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ben Abdallah
authors.forename: Hedi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ben Maïz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis