Cyclosporine-Iinduced Glycosuria

Skinmed. 2024 Oct 22;22(5):382-383. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

Our first patient was a 42-year-old healthy Chinese man with moderately severe psoriasis, not adequately controlled with potent topical steroids and vitamin D analogs. His pre-immunosuppressant work-up was normal. He was prescribed methotrexate prior to switching to cyclosporine with an initial dose of 200 mg daily (2.44 mg/kg/day). His urinalysis was normal 2 months after initiating cyclosporine. After 18 months of cyclosporine therapy, his urinalysis revealed glycosuria (300 mg/dL), even though his fasting serum glucose was 5.2 mmol/L (normal) and there was no indication of any urinary tract infection (UTI). This occurred at a dose of 100 mg every 2 days (0.610 mg/kg/day). The glycosuria resolved on the next check, and he was shifted to adalimumab.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adalimumab / administration & dosage
  • Adalimumab / adverse effects
  • Adalimumab / therapeutic use
  • Adult
  • Cyclosporine* / administration & dosage
  • Cyclosporine* / therapeutic use
  • Glycosuria* / chemically induced
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents* / administration & dosage
  • Immunosuppressive Agents* / adverse effects
  • Immunosuppressive Agents* / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Psoriasis* / drug therapy

Substances

  • Cyclosporine
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Adalimumab