First report of tropical myositis and crescentic glomerulonephritis in a renal transplant recipient.
We describe a renal transplant recipient who presented with tropical myositis and acute allograft dysfunction 2(1/2) years after transplantation. Graft biopsy showed immune-complex crescentic glomerulonephritis. He was receiving only 7.5 mg/d of prednisolone for more than 2 months before presentation. Renal function did not improve despite treatment with antibiotics, methylprednisolone pulse therapy, and cyclophosphamide. He died of septicemia.
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Departments of Nephrology and Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Swaminathan
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Joshi
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Kohli
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Sud
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Gupta
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Sakhuja
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D000328:Adult; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000209:etiology*