A case report of recurrent membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis after kidney transplantation due to ventriculoatrial shunt infection

A case report of recurrent membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis after kidney transplantation due to ventriculoatrial shunt infection

Abstract Background Transplant failure requires the consideration of numerous potential causes including rejection, acute tubular necrosis, infection, and recurrence of the original kidney disease. Kidney biopsy is generally required to approach these differential diagnoses. However, the histopathol...

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Main Authors: Linus A. Völker, Katharina Burkert, Niklas Scholten, Franziska Grundmann, Christine Kurschat, Thomas Benzing, Jürgen Hampl, Jan Ulrich Becker, Roman-Ulrich Müller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Shunt nephritis
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
Kidney transplantation
Recurrence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1472-1

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