Rosado C, García-Cosmes P, Fraile P, Vázquez-Sánchez F
Service of Nephrology, University Hospital of Salamanca, Paseo de San Vicente 58-182, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
Case Rep Transplant. 2013;2013:397087. doi: 10.1155/2013/397087. Epub 2013 Jan 17.
Tuberous sclerosis is rarely associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in the so-called tuberous sclerosis complex. This association leads to an increased frequency of end-stage renal disease. We present a patient suffering from both syndromes, who received a renal graft and anticalcineurinic drugs as immunosuppressive agents. Progressive titration of the drug was necessary in order to attain the effective doses due to the enzymatic induction caused by concomitant treatment with antiepileptic drugs. These high doses resulted in nephrotoxicity. Immunosuppressor treatment was switched to rapamycin, whereby an improvement in renal function and other signs of tuberous sclerosis and polycystic kidney disease was observed. This case report highlights both the efficacy and safety of rapamycin as an immunosuppressor treatment and its capacity for controlling other symptoms of these genetic-related disorders.
在所谓的结节性硬化症复合体中,结节性硬化症很少与常染色体显性多囊肾病相关联。这种关联导致终末期肾病的发病率增加。我们报告了一位患有这两种综合征的患者,该患者接受了肾移植,并使用抗钙调神经磷酸酶药物作为免疫抑制剂。由于同时使用抗癫痫药物引起酶诱导作用,为达到有效剂量需要逐步滴定药物。这些高剂量导致了肾毒性。免疫抑制剂治疗改为雷帕霉素,从而观察到肾功能以及结节性硬化症和多囊肾病的其他症状有所改善。本病例报告突出了雷帕霉素作为免疫抑制剂治疗的有效性和安全性,以及它控制这些遗传相关疾病其他症状的能力。