title: Early allograft calcifications after kidney transplantation.
abstract: Early allograft calcifications after kidney transplantation (KT) have already been reported, but the clinical implications of this finding are not clear thus far. Patient-related factors such as age, gender, underlying renal disease, and dialytic modality, seem to be irrelevant. It has been postulated that factors promoting the development of metastatic calcifications, including elevated calcium phosphate product and severe secondary hyperparathyroidism, could play a causal role. Here we report a case of a KT patient who developed early kidney calcifications which were associated with severe allograft dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo and University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. pasqualeesposito@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bedino
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gallotti
authors.forename: Marilena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gregorini
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rampino
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dal Canton
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D007681:Kidney Papillary Necrosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D055031:Primary Graft Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous