Case report: de novo ANCA-associated vasculitis after kidney transplantation treated with rituximab and plasma exchange

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis causes end-stage renal failure in up to a third of cases even with treatment. The disease recurs occasionally after kidney transplantation, but...

Source: BMC Nephrology - October 19, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Michael S. Sagmeister, Max Weiss, Peter Eichhorn, Antje Habicht, Rupert Habersetzer, Michael Fischereder and Ulf Sch önermarck Tags: Case report Source Type: research