Case report: de novo ANCA-associated vasculitis after kidney transplantation treated with rituximab and plasma exchange

Case report: de novo ANCA-associated vasculitis after kidney transplantation treated with rituximab and plasma exchange

Abstract Background Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis causes end-stage renal failure in up to a third of cases even with treatment. The disease recurs occasionally after kidney transplantation, but new onset of ANCA-associated vasculitis after transplantation is highl...

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Main Authors: Michael S. Sagmeister, Max Weiss, Peter Eichhorn, Antje Habicht, Rupert Habersetzer, Michael Fischereder, Ulf Schönermarck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
ANCA
Vasculitis
Kidney transplantation
de novo
Rituximab
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-1086-z

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