Sirolimus-induced severe small bowel angioedema: A case report

Medicine
Hui YangLihong Liu

Abstract

Drug-induced angioedema has been reported as an adverse effect of many different drugs. But small bowel angioedema associated with sirolimus (SRL) used was barely understood. It must be necessary to report a case suffering from small bowel angioedema with detailed discussion and literature review. A 38-year-old Chinese woman presented with generalized gastric pain in the following day after renal transplantation. The patient began to crampy abdominal pain accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea on postoperative day 6 (POD). We strongly suspected the angioedema was an adverse reaction to SRL. The immunosuppressive regimen was switched from tacrolimus (TAC), SRL, and prednisone to TAC, mycophenolate and prednisone. The symptoms were relieved within next 48 hours after withdrawing the SRL. One more CT scan showed complete resolution of bowel wall thickening and ascites. This was the first report of small bowel angioedema associated with SRL. Drug-induced-angioedema is a relatively common presentation and is potentially fatal. It must be aware of potential adverse effects.

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Mar 10, 2021·Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine·Hai LiuDaozhang Cai
May 18, 2021·Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology·Karim OsmanDaniel Maselli

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