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Transplantology and nephrology Terapia 2021, 12 ( 407 ) :  36  -  39

Mineral and bone disorders in patients after kidney transplantation

Summary: Post-transplant bone disease is not uniformly improved and considerable variation exists in monitoring and treatment practices. A spectrum of abnormalities such as hypophosphatemia, hypercalcemia, hyperparathyroidism, osteomalacia, osteopenia, and osteoporosis are commonly encountered in the post-transplant period. The major cause of post-transplantation hypercalcemia is the persistence of severe secondary hyperparathyroidism, and treatment options include calcimimetics or parathyroidectomy. Fracture risk is four-fold higher in transplanted patients compared to general population. The most relevant risk factors for fracture in the kidney transplant population are diabetes mellitus, female sex, advanced age, dialysis vintage, high PTH levels and low phosphate levels, osteoporosis and high doses or prolonged steroids therapy.
Keywords: kidney transplant, mineral and bone disorders, hypercalcemia, cinacalcet

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