An unusual case of recurrence of AA amyloidosis in the renal allograft.
Recurrence of amyloidosis secondary to chronic infections in the renal allograft is highly unusual. We report the recurrence of amyloid in the graft within one year after transplantation in a patient with systemic AA amyloidosis secondary to tuberculosis. The diagnosis of tuberculosis was made in the immediate post-transplant period on the basis of good therapeutic response of fever and chest infiltrates to anti-tubercular chemotherapy.
Jha
Vivekanand
V
Department of Nephrology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. vjha@pginephro.org
Sakhuja
Vinay
V
Vaiphei
Kim
K
Sud
Kamal
K
Kohli
Harbir S
HS
Gupta
Krishan L
KL
D000293:Adolescent; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*
D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein