Postinfectious Acute Glomerulonephritis in Renal Transplantation: An Emergent Aetiology of Renal Allograft Loss

Postinfectious Acute Glomerulonephritis in Renal Transplantation: An Emergent Aetiology of Renal Allograft Loss

Molina-Andújar, Alícia;Montagud-Marrahí, Enrique;Cucchiari, David;Ventura-Aguiar, Pedro;De Sousa-Amorim, Erika;Revuelta, Ignacio;Cofan, Frederic;Solé, Manel;García-Herrera, Adriana;Diekmann, Fritz;Poch, Esteban;Quintana, Luis F.;Molina-Andújar, Alícia;Montagud-Marrahí, Enrique;Cucchiari, David;Ventura-Aguiar, Pedro;De Sousa-Amorim, Erika;Revuelta, Ignacio;Cofan, Frederic;Solé, Manel;García-Herrera, Adriana;Diekmann, Fritz;Poch, Esteban;Quintana, Luis F.;
case reports in transplantation 2019 Vol. 2019
314
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Despite the high incidence of posttransplant infections, postinfectious acute glomerulonephritis (PIAGN) in renal allograft is a rare entity, without effective treatment and a bad prognosis. We describe two cases of PIAGN: the first one was developed 2 years after kidney transplantation, secondary to Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia with presence of extracapillary proliferation in biopsy. The patient was treated with methylprednisolone and plasma exchanges without response, remaining dialysis dependent. The second case was reported 5 years after kidney transplantation, secondary to influenza A infection. Kidney biopsy showed an IgA-dominant PIAGN and methylprednisolone boluses were initiated without clinical response, suffering a progressive worsening and loss of kidney graft. Due to the aggressive clinical course of this entity, PIAGN should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute kidney graft failure in the context of an infection. Elderly patients have a higher risk of more severe acute renal dysfunction, requiring dialysis in a great proportion of cases.

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