title: Remission of de novo membranous nephropathy in a kidney allograft recipient: a case report.
abstract: Membranous nephropathy (MN), one of the most frequent causes of nephrotic syndrome in native kidneys, is also a common glomerular pathology in transplanted kidneys(Davison AM, Johnston PA. Allograft membranous nephropathy, Nephrol Dial Transplant, 1992;7(Suppl. 1):114-118. Specific treatment modalities have not been described for this population. However, renal transplanted patients presented with MN could have spontaneous remission as those with idiopathic MN. Here, we report a kidney allograft recipient diagnosed with de novo MN in early phases of posttransplantation period having a clinical remission over months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gülay Ulusal
authors.initials: GU
authors.lastname: Okyay
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inal
authors.forename: Kürşad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Öneç
authors.forename: Ipek Işık
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Gönül
authors.forename: Galip
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Güz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015433:Glomerulonephritis, Membranous / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous