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FIGURE 11. Patient with decreased graft function 5 mo after transplantation of living-donor kidney. Creatinine level was 219 µmol/L. (A) Renogram shows an 123I-OIH accumulation within normal limits, a normal peak, but delayed elimination. Normal uptake and peak are unlikely to be seen in acute rejection. (B) Corresponding 1-min images reveal tracer retention in parenchyma without outflow impairment, suggesting potential calcineurin inhibitor toxicity; normal Doppler sonography findings made RAS unlikely. Biopsy showed thrombotic microangiopathy. After change of immunosuppressive therapy from tacrolimus to sirolimus, creatinine returned to baseline level (140 µmol/L).
