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. 2013 Sep 19;2013:403280. doi: 10.1155/2013/403280

Table 1.

Most common adverse events in mTOR-I-treated renal transplant recipients.

Adverse events Rate of occurrence (%) References
Pulmonary toxicity 2–11 [20, 21, 24, 33]
Hematopoietic adverse effects
 Anemia 13–58 [6, 36, 4447, 50, 56, 57, 70, 72, 135, 147]
 Leukopenia 5–39 [6, 45, 46, 56, 66, 117, 121, 147]
 Thrombocytopenia 4–45 [6, 4547, 56, 66, 70, 117, 118, 121, 122, 147]
Metabolic disorders
 Hyperlipidemia 8–87 [6, 4547, 57, 66, 7072, 115, 117, 118, 121, 135, 147]
 Posttransplantation diabetes 3–33 [56, 70, 72, 78, 80, 115, 121, 138, 147]
Hypophosphatemia 15–20 [45, 46, 57]
Lymphedema <5 [99102]
Cardiovascular disease 1–6 [80, 100, 117, 122, 124, 128]
 Hypertension 8–58 [46, 57, 70, 72, 115, 117, 121, 122, 135]
Cutaneous adverse effects
 Acne, folliculitis 9–25 [6, 57, 70, 116118, 135, 147]
 Stomatitis and mucous membrane disorders 9–64 [6, 118, 138, 147]
 Edema 2–70 [6, 56, 57, 70, 121, 122, 135, 147]
 Nail and hair pathologies 74 [116]
Gonadal complications <5 [123126]
Surgical wound complication 2–20 [56, 70, 72, 133136]
Infections 2–60 [6, 72, 117, 122, 136]
Gastrointestinal complication 2–51 [6, 46, 47, 56, 57, 70, 72, 117, 118, 121, 135, 147]