Nifedipine aggravates cyclosporine A-induced gingival hyperplasia |
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Authors: | Arend Bökenkamp Bettina Bohnhorst Christian Beier Norbert Albers Gisela Offner Johannes Brodehl |
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Affiliation: | (1) Kinderklinik Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Konstanty-Gutschow-Strasse 8, D-30625 Hannover, Germany;(2) Zahn, Mund- und Kieferklinik Medizinische Hochschule, Hannover, Germany |
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Abstract: | Gingival hyperplasia is a common side-effect of immunosuppression with cyclosporine A. Nifedipine is often used to control hypertension in kidney graft recipients. Analysis of gingival status in 106 children transplanted at our centre, and treated either with azathioprine, cyclosporine A or both, revealed significantly higher degrees of gingival overgrowth in those children receiving a combination of cyclosporine A and nifedipine compared with those children treated with cyclosporine A or nifedipine alone. Seven children undergoing gingivectomy at our centre over the past few years had received this combination. After a change in the antihypertensive regimen, avoiding long-term nifedipine medication, and improved dental care with chlorhexidine gel, we noted a reduction in the degree of gingival hyperplasia. In the majority of patients, nifedipine could be replaced by a single drug, usually hydralazine. We therefore recommend avoiding calcium channel blockers in the long-term management of hypertension in patients receiving cyclosporine. |
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Keywords: | Cyclosporine A Nifedipine Gingival hyperplasia Side-effect |
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