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Early recurrence of primary disease after pediatric renal transplantation: two case reports and a review of the literature.

Jain S, John E, Setty S, Benedetti E

Departments of Pediatrics, Pathology and Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

Recurrence of primary diseases such as FSGS or HUS is known to cause early graft dysfunction after pediatric renal transplantation. We report the unusual occurrence of early graft dysfunction following kidney transplant in two pediatric cases. Both subjects had biopsy proven recurrence of CGN in less than a week after transplantation. We were able to sustain the renal function in one of them following aggressive treatment. Hence, early recurrence of CGN should be considered in the differential diagnosis of early graft dysfunction.

Published 15 February 2007 in Pediatr Transplant, 11(2): 217-21.
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