Title: Relapse with transformation of lupus nephritis in a transplant kidney
Abstract:Lupus nephritis is a constellation of different renal histologies, characterized by an immune complex mediated glomerular disease. Histological transformation in lupus nephritis usually occurs from a ...Lupus nephritis is a constellation of different renal histologies, characterized by an immune complex mediated glomerular disease. Histological transformation in lupus nephritis usually occurs from a mild mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis to a more aggressive diffuse proliferative lesion. We present a case of relapsed systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a renal transplant recipient in which there was a histological transformation from the original diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis in the native kidneys to a membranous lupus nephritis in the renal transplant.Read More
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-07-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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