Abstract
Recurrent AA amyloidosis in a kidney transplant is rare, especially when the underlying inflammatory condition is controlled. We present a 59-year-old man who underwent a living donor kidney transplant 17 years ago for kidney failure due to AA amyloid nephropathy in the setting of long-standing Crohn disease. His Crohn disease was quiescent before and after the kidney transplant. Transplant function had been stable until a month before presentation, when he developed worsening proteinuria and decreased kidney function. A transplant biopsy showed recurrent AA amyloidosis despite excellent clinical and histologic control of Crohn disease.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 941-944 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | American Journal of Kidney Diseases |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2011 |
Keywords
- AA amyloidosis
- Crohn disease
- decreased kidney function
- kidney transplant
- proteinuria
- recurrence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nephrology