Eculizumab as salvage therapy for recurrent monoclonal gammopathy-induced C3 glomerulopathy in a kidney allograft

Eculizumab as salvage therapy for recurrent monoclonal gammopathy-induced C3 glomerulopathy in a kidney allograft

Abstract Background Monoclonal gammopathy causes several kinds of renal pathology. A rare and special form is monoclonal gammopathy-induced C3 glomerulopathy (MG-C3G). Like idiopathic C3G, MG-C3G frequently leads to end-stage renal disease. MG-C3G frequently recurs after renal transplantation, leadi...

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Main Authors: Philipp Moog, Philipp J. Jost, Maike Büttner-Herold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Monoclonal gammopathy
Renal transplantation
Acquired complement disorders
Eculizumab
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-0904-7

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