Sustained remission of rapidly progressive post-transplant immunoglobulin A nephropathy by treatment with tonsillectomy following steroid pulse therapy: a case report

Ren Fail. 2021 Dec;43(1):16-19. doi: 10.1080/0886022X.2020.1851257.

Authors

Aoi Yamashiro¹, Muneharu Yamada¹, Yu Kihara², Osamu Konno², Hitoshi Iwamoto², Takashi Oda¹

Affiliations

¹ Kidney Disease Center, Department of Nephrology and Blood Purification, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan.
² Kidney Disease Center, Department of Kidney Transplantation Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Glomerulonephritis, IGA / diagnosis
Glomerulonephritis, IGA / drug therapy*
Glomerulonephritis, IGA / surgery*
Humans
Kidney / pathology
Kidney Transplantation*
Male
Middle Aged
Pulse Therapy, Drug
Remission Induction
Steroids / administration & dosage*
Tonsillectomy*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Steroids