Table 4.

MMF-related side effects in patients.

Group 1, 56% (10/18)Group 2, 36% (9/26)
Before MMF dose reduction, n = 8
  3 herpes zoster virus infections1 chlamydia-related myocarditis
  1 salmonella species gastroenteritis1 ulcerative gastritis
  2 diarrhea that remitted after tapering of MMF1 gastrointestinal discomfort that resolved after reducing MMF from 3 to 2 g/day
  2 hypercholesterolemia
  After MMF dose reduction, n = 21 alopecia
  1 human papilloma virus5 hypercholesterolemia
  1 Epstein-Barr virus infection
  • MMF: mycophenolate mofetil.