Abstract
Background: A 51-year-old male orthotopic cardiac transplant recipient experienced a prolonged rejection episode immediately after transplantation. Three years and 5 months after transplantation, he presented with lower extremity swelling; at this presentation, the patient's serum creatinine level was 345 μmol/l (3.9 mg/dl), his urinalysis was trace positive for both protein and blood, the urinary sediment had no casts and his 24-hour urine collection showed 750 mg protein. The patient's renal function deteriorated over the next month, with his serum creatinine level reaching a peak of 530 μmol/l (6 mg/dl). He died 4 years and 3 months after transplantation as a result of an arrhythmia. Investigations: Physical examination, urine and blood analyses, ultrasound-guided renal biopsy and autopsy. Diagnosis: Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy with the development of end-stage renal disease. Management: Adjustment of immunosuppressive therapy and initiation of hemodialysis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 393-396 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cardiac transplantation
- End-stage renal disease
- Immunosuppression
- Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nephrology