| Literature DB >> 19229832 |
Gisella Vischini1, Laura Cudillo, Michele Ferrannini, Nicola Di Daniele, Raffaella Cerretti, William Arcese.
Abstract
Membranous nephropathy (MN) post allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a rare complication with few long-term outcome data. We describe the clinical course and outcome of an adult female patient who developed MN after allogeneic HSCT for follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. MN was treated with methylprednisolone as first-line therapy, then she was changed to rituximab for a relapse. After treatment with rituximab, we observed a progressive decrease of proteinuria and normalization of serum albumin. Seven months after treatment, she remains in remission. No adverse reactions to rituximab were observed throughout follow-up.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19229832
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nephrol ISSN: 1121-8428 Impact factor: 3.902