Synergistic impact of pre-diabetes and immunosuppressants on the risk of diabetes mellitus during treatment of glomerulonephritis and renal vasculitis

• Main Authors: Cynthia Ciwei Lim (Author), Daphne Gardner (Author), Rui Zhi Ng (Author), Yok Mooi Chin (Author), Hui Zhuan Tan (Author), Irene YJ Mok (Author), Jason CJ Choo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background : Glomerulonephritis is often treated with kidney-saving, but potentially diabetogenic immunosuppressants such as glucocorticosteroids and calcineurin inhibitors. Unfortunately, there are little data on dysglycemia before and after diagnosis and during treatment of glomerulonephritis. We...