BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This study characterizes the pathologic and clinical relationships of thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) to antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) in renal allograft biopsies. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: Consecutive renal allograft biopsies, routinely stained for C4d over a period of 51 months (n=1101), were reviewed. For comparative analysis of histology and clinical features, additional patients with TMA and peritubular capillary (PTC) C4d (n=5) were combined with those identified in the 51-month period of review (n=6). RESULTS: One hundred eighty-two of 1073 adequate biopsies from 563 allografts had PTC C4d in the study period. Six of 37 biopsies with TMA had PTC C4d (five at ≤90 days and one at 213 days). Early (≤90 days) C4d+ biopsies (n=5) had more frequent TMA (11.9% C4d+ versus 3.4% C4d-; odds ratio, 3.84; P=0.03). Graft loss was significantly greater in an early C4d+TMA+ group (n=5 study+2 archival patients) than in C4d+ controls without TMA (n=21) (57% versus 9.5%; P=0.02). Early TMA+C4d+ biopsies had more severe glomerulopathy and less severe arteriolopathy than TMA+C4d- and had more frequent neutrophilic capillaritis than TMA-C4d+ biopsies. CONCLUSIONS: TMA was infrequent in this series of unselected, consecutive, renal allograft biopsies (3.4%). PTC C4d may be a significant risk factor for early TMA, and TMA is associated with glomerular thrombi and neutrophilic capillaritis. TMA in allografts with suspected AMR may portend a higher risk of graft loss.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This study characterizes the pathologic and clinical relationships of thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) to antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) in renal allograft biopsies. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: Consecutive renal allograft biopsies, routinely stained for C4d over a period of 51 months (n=1101), were reviewed. For comparative analysis of histology and clinical features, additional patients with TMA and peritubular capillary (PTC) C4d (n=5) were combined with those identified in the 51-month period of review (n=6). RESULTS: One hundred eighty-two of 1073 adequate biopsies from 563 allografts had PTC C4d in the study period. Six of 37 biopsies with TMA had PTC C4d (five at ≤90 days and one at 213 days). Early (≤90 days) C4d+ biopsies (n=5) had more frequent TMA (11.9% C4d+ versus 3.4% C4d-; odds ratio, 3.84; P=0.03). Graft loss was significantly greater in an early C4d+TMA+ group (n=5 study+2 archival patients) than in C4d+ controls without TMA (n=21) (57% versus 9.5%; P=0.02). Early TMA+C4d+ biopsies had more severe glomerulopathy and less severe arteriolopathy than TMA+C4d- and had more frequent neutrophilic capillaritis than TMA-C4d+ biopsies. CONCLUSIONS:TMA was infrequent in this series of unselected, consecutive, renal allograft biopsies (3.4%). PTC C4d may be a significant risk factor for early TMA, and TMA is associated with glomerular thrombi and neutrophilic capillaritis. TMA in allografts with suspected AMR may portend a higher risk of graft loss.
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