TITLE:
Successful Tacrolimus Therapy Extended by Everolimus in Retroperitoneal Angiomyolipoma after Lung Transplantation: A Case Report
AUTHORS:
Tamás Erdélyi, Anikó Bohács, Krisztina Vincze, Zsuzsanna Kováts, Veronika Sárosi, András Sinkovicz, György Balázs, Veronika Müller
KEYWORDS:
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Everolimus, Angiomyolipoma, Lung Transplant
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.3 No.12,
December
8,
2014
ABSTRACT: Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare disease that affects women, especially in child-bearing age. Clinical manifestations include angiomyolipoma, pneumothorax, chylothorax, cystic changes of lungs and progressive pulmonary failure. In this article, we report a case of lung transplantation (LuTX) for end stage pulmonary LAM and the treatment of angiomyolipoma showing growth after LuTX resulting in complete remission with combination therapy of everolimus and tacrolimus.