Remission of de novo membranous nephropathy in a kidney allograft recipient: a case report.

Abstract

Membranous nephropathy (MN), one of the most frequent causes of nephrotic syndrome in native kidneys, is also a common glomerular pathology in transplanted kidneys(Davison AM, Johnston PA. Allograft membranous nephropathy, Nephrol Dial Transplant, 1992;7(Suppl. 1):114-118. Specific treatment modalities have not been described for this population. However, renal transplanted patients presented with MN could have spontaneous remission as those with idiopathic MN. Here, we report a kidney allograft recipient diagnosed with de novo MN in early phases of posttransplantation period having a clinical remission over months.

• Authors: Gülay Ulusal Okyay, Salih Inal, Kürşad Öneç, Ipek Işık Gönül, Galip Güz
• Journal: Renal failure (Ren Fail) Vol. 34 Issue 10 Pg. 1341-3 ( 2012) ISSN: 1525-6049 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 23009197 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Glomerulonephritis, Membranous (diagnosis)
• Humans
• Kidney Transplantation
• Male
• Postoperative Complications (diagnosis)
• Remission, Spontaneous