title: Two cases of recurrent IgA nephropathy following kidney transplantation.
abstract: Recurrence of immunoglobulin (Ig) A nephropathy following kidney transplantation has been described as occurring in 40% to 60% of cases. Although this type of recurrence was considered a benign condition for a long time, more recent data showed that recurrent transplant IgA nephropathy may be a significant contributor to graft loss. We present 2 cases of recurrent IgA nephropathy following kidney transplantation. In case 1, renal function remained stable with a creatinine level of 1.2 mg/dL at 5 months after diagnosis and 61 months after transplantation. In case 2, the patient lost his graft and returned to regular hemodialysis at 36 months after diagnosis and 125 months after kidney transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kishi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takai
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Akao
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Isoyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsuchida
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Naito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005922:Glomerulonephritis, IGA / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine