Double recurrence of FSGS after two renal transplants with complete regression after plasmapheresis and ACE inhibitors

Transplant International

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 166-168

  Montagnino, Giuseppe ^a   Tarantino, Antonio ^a   Banfi, Giovanni ^a   Maccario, Massimo ^a   Costamagna, Laura ^b   Ponticelli, Claudio ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACE inhibitors; Kidney transplantation; Plasmapheresis; Recurrence of focal segmental glomerular sclerosis

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS, FOCAL SEGMENTAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; RECURRENCE; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 0034047423     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001470050316     Document Type: Article

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