Imaging findings in a child with calcineurin inhibitor-induced pain syndrome after bone marrow transplant for beta thalassemia major

Pediatr Radiol. 2016 Oct;46(11):1618-21. doi: 10.1007/s00247-016-3644-5. Epub 2016 Jun 20.

Abstract

Calcineurin inhibitor-induced pain syndrome is an entity recognized in patients on immunosuppressive therapy after transplantation. Diagnosis is characterized by onset of pain beginning in the setting of an elevated calcineurin-inhibitor trough level. Reducing the medication dose relieves symptoms. Imaging findings can be nonspecific, including bone marrow edema and periosteal reaction. We present the unique case of calcineurin inhibitor-induced pain syndrome in a child and review the imaging findings.

Keywords: Bone marrow transplant; Calcineurin inhibitor-induced pain syndrome; Child; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiography.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Arthralgia / chemically induced*
  • Arthralgia / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation*
  • Calcineurin Inhibitors / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects*
  • Infant
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Syndrome
  • Tacrolimus / adverse effects*
  • beta-Thalassemia / therapy*

Substances

  • Calcineurin Inhibitors
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Tacrolimus