title: Recurrent focal glomerulosclerosis in renal transplants.
abstract: Among 431 renal transplants in 380 patients, 4 patients were identified with focal glomerulosclerosis characterized by presentation with corticosteroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome, early development of histological lesions, mesangial proliferation and rapid progression into chronic renal failure. After transplantation, all patients had early proteinuria and the 4 grafts surviving beyond 3 months developed recurrent glomerular lesions with severe nephrotic syndrome and progression to graft failure. In one patient, recurrent disease developed in two successive grafts. Focal glomerulosclerosis is a nonspecific glomerular lesion, but identification of specific clinical and pathological features may provide guidelines that will predict the risk of its recurrence in transplanted kidneys.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000209:etiology*; D005923:Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation