title: An unusual case of recurrence of AA amyloidosis in the renal allograft.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. vjha@pginephro.org
authors.forename: Vivekanand
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.forename: Vinay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sakhuja
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vaiphei
authors.forename: Kamal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sud
authors.forename: Harbir S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kohli
authors.forename: Krishan L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein