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      Renal Abnormalities in Psoriatic Patients: A Review

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      Nephron
      S. Karger AG

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          Long-term safety of cyclosporine in the treatment of psoriasis.

          Cyclosporine has proved to be highly effective in the treatment of psoriasis. However, cyclosporine is potentially toxic. Side effects include renal toxic effects, hypertension, and an increased risk of malignant neoplasm. The toxicity of cyclosporine is dose-related, yet the safe duration of treatment is undefined. We studied the hospital records of all patients with psoriasis treated with cyclosporine at Saint Louis Hospital, Paris, France, between January 1, 1987, and December 31, 1993. In total, 122 patients treated for 3 to 76 months were evaluated. The percentage of patients who discontinued treatment because of side effects rose from a mean +/- SD of 14% +/- 2.4% at 12 months to 41% +/- 6.7% at 48 months. An increase in serum creatinine levels to more than 30% above the baseline value occurred in 53 patients after a median treatment time of 23 months. Hypertension developed in 29 patients after a median treatment time of 53 months. Three initial patient characteristics--age older than 50 years (P = .04), initial diastolic pressure higher than 75 mm Hg (P = 0.5), and serum creatinine levels more than 100 mumol/L (1.1 mg/dL) (P = .02, log rank test)--predicted discontinuation of cyclosporine because of side effects. The risk of cyclosporine-induced toxic effects increases with age of the patient and with preexisting hypertension or high serum creatinine levels. The data suggest that the incidence of side effects increases with time. Thus, cyclosporine is not an acceptable long-term monotherapy for psoriasis.
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              A meta-analysis and morphological review of cyclosporine-induced nephrotoxicity in auto-immune diseases.

              The risk-benefit ratio of cyclosporine A (CsA) is much more critical in some auto-immune diseases in comparison to transplantation medicine, due to its renal toxic potential. The present meta-analysis is based on an a priori defined methodology, and is linked with a review of CsA-induced morphological lesions, in order to draw relevant conclusions with regard to CsA-induced nephrotoxicity in auto-immune diseases. Only controlled, randomized trials with a treatment period of two months or more, published from January 1979 to August 1996, were selected for the evaluation of functional renal impairment due to CsA treatment. To assess the risk of developing nephrotoxicity during CsA therapy, individual peak rises in serum creatinine level were compared between the CsA-treated group and the control group. Nephrotoxicity was defined as an increase in serum creatinine level of 50% or more above baseline at least once during the study period. Papers reporting CsA-induced renal morphological lesions were reviewed. A risk difference of 20.9% for developing nephrotoxicity, between a therapy with CsA and an alternative therapy, was found. Already after a treatment period of 12 months with low dose CsA (< or = 5 mg/kg/day), de novo nonspecific morphological damage could be induced in patients with auto-immune diseases. From this analysis of the literature, it is obvious that a therapy with CsA in patients affected by auto-immune diseases is not without risk. A rigorous evaluation of the risk-benefit ratio is strongly recommended for each patient, with strict monitoring of serum creatinine and CsA trough levels during treatment. Renal biopsies during treatment must be seriously taken into consideration in patients who develop even a slight renal functional impairment, particularly when prolonged therapy of longer than one year, even with low dose CsA (< or = 5 mg/kg/day), is given.
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                Journal
                NEF
                Nephron
                10.1159/issn.1660-8151
                Nephron
                S. Karger AG
                1660-8151
                2235-3186
                1999
                May 1999
                28 April 1999
                : 82
                : 1
                : 1-6
                Affiliations
                aDepartments of Nephrology-Hypertension and bDermatology, University of Antwerp, Belgium
                Article
                45359 Nephron 1999;82:1–6
                10.1159/000045359
                10224476
                0861db87-d78c-4bb9-8433-b36af0436539
                © 1999 S. Karger AG, Basel

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                Cardiovascular Medicine,Nephrology
                Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology

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