Table 2.
Side effects of immunosuppression drugs.
| CNIs | Nephrotoxicity, neurotoxicity, diabetes, hyperkalemia, metabolic acidosis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, metabolic syndrome gingival hyperplasia and hypertrichosis (only with Cyclosporine) |
| MMF | Myelosuppression, gastrointestinal side effects, viral infections (CMV, HSV), spontaneous abortions in pregnant women |
| Sirolimus | Hyperlipidemia, metabolic syndrome, myelosuppression, proteinuria, poor wound healing, pneumonitis, skin rash |
| Corticosteroids | Diabetes, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, obesity, osteoporosis, avascular necrosis, growth retardation, cushingoid features, psychosis, poor wound healing, adrenal suppression, cataract |
Adapted from reference 18.