Tacrolimus as a rare cause of pericardial effusion in a renal transplant recipient

Abstract

Pericardial effusion in a renal transplant recipient represents a diagnostic conundrum with a variety of differential diagnoses. Immunosuppressive medications such as sirolimus have been linked to pericardial effusions in the reported literature. Tacrolimus has been reported to be associated with pleural effusions and ascites. We present a case of a patient with tacrolimus as the likely cause of a recurrent pericardial effusion.

Keywords

• Pericardial effusion
• tacrolimus
• renal transplant