Cerebral vasculitis during FK 506 treatment in a liver transplant patient

Neurology. 1998 Apr;50(4):1154-7. doi: 10.1212/wnl.50.4.1154.

Abstract

The immunosuppressive agent FK 506 is widely used in liver transplant patients. Neurotoxicity is a major complication of its use. We report progressive and irreversible neurologic complications occurring in a 39-year-old woman who underwent liver transplantation and was treated with FK 506. Neuropathologic examination revealed multiple vasculitic lesions. The possibility of an FK 506-mediated toxic effect on the cerebral vessels is suggested.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebral Arteries / pathology*
  • Cerebrovascular Circulation
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / toxicity*
  • Liver Transplantation*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neurotoxins / adverse effects
  • Tacrolimus / toxicity*
  • Vasculitis / chemically induced*
  • Vasculitis / diagnosis

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Neurotoxins
  • Tacrolimus