A boy with membranous nephropathy after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

Clin Exp Nephrol. 2009 Oct;13(5):508-511. doi: 10.1007/s10157-009-0178-2. Epub 2009 May 9.

Abstract

A 6-year-old boy developed bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia and nephrotic syndrome 5 months after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation from an unrelated donor for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. His renal biopsy showed membranous nephropathy. He was treated with prednisolone and cyclosporine A. Proteinuria disappeared 3 months after the onset of nephrotic syndrome. To our knowledge, this patient is the youngest case with nephrotic syndrome due to membranous nephropathy after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Marrow Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Glomerulonephritis, Membranous / etiology*
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Glomerulus / pathology
  • Male
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / therapy
  • Transplantation, Homologous / adverse effects*