The Open Medical Imaging Journal

2009, 3 : 28-30
Published online 2009 December 11. DOI: 10.2174/1874347100903010028
Publisher ID: TOMIJ-3-28

A Patient with Everolimus-Associated Pneumonitis

Intemannand Christopher D. and Goerres Gerhard W.
Institute for Medical Radiology, Buergerspital Solothurn, Solothurn, Switzerland.

ABSTRACT

Interstitial pneumonitis has been observed as adverse effect in patients under immunosuppressive treatment with Sirolimus. Everolimus is the successor of Sirolimus and complications are less known. We report a case of pneumonitis that was observed in a patient with a kidney transplant and immunosuppression by Everolimus. The patient recovered after Everolimus was suspended, suggesting that it causes interstitial pneumonitis similar to Sirolimus