title: Early recurrence of primary disease after pediatric renal transplantation: two case reports and a review of the literature.
abstract: Recurrence of primary diseases such as FSGS or HUS is known to cause early graft dysfunction after pediatric renal transplantation. We report the unusual occurrence of early graft dysfunction following kidney transplant in two pediatric cases. Both subjects had biopsy proven recurrence of CGN in less than a week after transplantation. We were able to sustain the renal function in one of them following aggressive treatment. Hence, early recurrence of CGN should be considered in the differential diagnosis of early graft dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics, Pathology and Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Supriya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Eunice
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Suman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Setty
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Benedetti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D012008:Recurrence; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D019233:Retreatment; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008775:Methylprednisolone