Ulcérations buccales chez les patients transplantés rénaux traités par sirolimus

This study confirmed the incidence of mouth ulcers in renal transplant patients treated with sirolimus. The ulcers did not appear to be attributable to a dose-dependent mechanism, thus corroborating the results reported in the literature. However, a contributory role of transition from tacrolimus to sirolimus in their appearance was not seen in this study. Combination of sirolimus with mycophenolate mofetil appeared to have no bearing on the incidence of mouth ulcers. Clobetasol cream, whether or not given together with an anaesthetic solution, appears to reduce pain and shorten healing times, and could thus avoid discontinuation of treatment on account of mouth ulcers.