New-Onset Diabetes Mellitus in Patients with Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy Undergoing Tacrolimus and Low-Dose Corticosteroid Therapy

• Main Authors: Lina Shao (Author), Juan Jin (Author), Binxian Ye (Author), Baihui Xu (Author), Yiwen Li (Author), Jianguang Gong (Author), Jiong Zhang (Author), Maosheng Chen (Author), Qiang He (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults. Although various studies have demonstrated the efficacy of tacrolimus combined with corticosteroids for treating IMN, both tacrolimus and corticosteroids have been shown to be diabetogenic,...