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Renal transplantation in amyloid nephropathy

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Renal transplantation was performed in 2 patients with end-stage renal disease due to AA-type amyloidosis. One patient with amyloidosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) origin died twelve months after renal transplantation in cardiogenic shock. AA-amyloid deposits were demonstrated in the graft even though there were excellent function and no proteinuria. The second patient with amyloid nephropathy due to familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) showed no impairment of graft function 24 months after transplantation. These 2 cases are compared to an additional 31 cases of renal transplantation for amyloid nephropathy described in the literature. Proteinuria was reported in 32.3% and amyloid was detected in the functioning graft in 41.4%. The function was excellent even when small amyloid deposits were present in the graft. Renal transplantation is indicated in cases of amyloid nephropathy of the AA-type, provided life threatening amyloid involvement of other organs is not present.

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  1. Department of Nephrology, University of Medicine, Düsseldorf

    P. Heering, B. Kutkuhn & B. Grabensee

  2. Institute of Pathology, University of Düsseldorf, FRG

    H. Frenzel

  3. Institute of Immunology, University of München, FRG

    R. P. Linke

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Heering, P., Kutkuhn, B., Frenzel, H. et al. Renal transplantation in amyloid nephropathy. International Urology and Nephrology 21, 339–347 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02559746

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