title: Cytomegalovirus infection inducing flare of Behcet's disease with possible recurrence of glomerulonephritis after renal transplantation.
abstract: We present a case of young male with end-stage renal disease due to type III membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (GN) and clinical features consistent with Behcet's disease (BD). He developed flare of BD 3 months after deceased donor renal transplantation following cytomegalovirus infection, in the form of oral and genital ulcers. He also had GN characterized by mild mesangial proliferation, neutrophilic infiltration and subepithelial, mesangial and intramembranous electron dense deposits, which could possibly be attributed to recurrence of renal disease due to BD. The clinical flare of BD was treated with colchicine with good response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Annigeri
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rajagopalan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Mani
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kaveripattu
keywords: Behcet's disease; cytomegalovirus infection; renal transplantation