Electron-microscopic peritubular capillary lesion is a specific and useful diagnostic indicator for chronic rejection of renal allografts showing less specific morphologic lesions in the cyclosporine era.
Morozumi
K
K
Nagoya City University Medical School, Department of Medicine III, Japan.
Oikawa
T
T
Fukuda
M
M
Sugito
K
K
Takeuchi
O
O
Usami
T
T
Fujinami
T
T
Yokoyama
I
I
Takagi
H
H
Takeda
A
A
Koyama
K
K
Yoshida
A
A
Haba
T
T
Tominaga
Y
Y
Uchida
K
K
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002196:Capillaries / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000473:pathology; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000473:pathology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine; D016559:Tacrolimus