Sirolimus-induced bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia in a kidney transplant recipient; a case report and review of literature

• Main Authors: Behzad Einollahi (Author), Jafar Aslani (Author), Mehrdad Taghipour (Author), Mohsen Motalebi (Author), Hamidreza Karimi-Sari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention, 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Sirolimus is immunosuppressive drug used to prevent rejection in kidney transplantation. Pulmonary problems are one of the serious complications which may be seen after administration of this drug and it is believed that it could be life threatening. Case Presentation: Here in this paper...