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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 28.
Published in final edited form as: Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2010 May 24;5(7):1312–1329. doi: 10.2215/CJN.01360210

Table 3.

Nonrenal side effects of mTOR inhibitors (160,165,201)

Side Effect Frequency
Hypertriglyceridemia High
Hypercholesterolemia High
Mucositis (mouth ulcers, diarrhea) High
Folliculitis, acne, dermatitis High
Anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia Moderate
Impaired wound healing Moderate
Arthralgias Moderate
Insulin resistance Moderate
Liver enzyme elevations Low
Decreased testosterone and spermatogenesis Low
Eyelid or leg edema Low
Angioedema Rare
Lymphedema Rare
Interstitial pneumonitis Rare
Thrombotic microangiopathy Rare