title: Late post-transplant erythrocytosis in a hepatitis C-positive allograft recipient on sirolimus.
abstract: Hematological complications in renal transplant recipients include anemia, leukopenia, and post-transplant erythrocytosis (PTE). There are numerous causes for these which include immunosuppressive drugs, viral infections, etc. We report here a hepatitis C (HCV)-positive case who developed PTE while receiving rapamycin. As both HCV infection and rapamycin through different mechanisms can produce anemia, this case report highlights the rarity of erythrocytosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Chennai Transplant Centre, Madras Medical Mission Hospital, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: A A M
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abraham