TY - JOUR
T1 - Cholesterol embolization and severe vascular rejection in a renal allograft recipient
AU - Renders, Lutz
AU - Amann, Kerstin
AU - Schoecklmann, Harald
AU - Lehnert, Hendrik
AU - Haas, Christian Stefan
PY - 2010/4
Y1 - 2010/4
N2 - Cholesterol embolization (CE) is a well-known cause of renal dysfunction, often leading to irreversible renal failure most often in elderly patients. However, because of its unspecific and subclinical appearance, CE is often misdiagnosed. As donors and recipients of increasing age or with prominent atherosclerotic disease are accepted for transplantation, CE in renal allografts may become more prevalent. Here, we report a case of a 31-year-old second renal allograft recipient with CE as a cause of early graft failure, followed by severe vascular rejection, eventually requiring nephrectomy.
AB - Cholesterol embolization (CE) is a well-known cause of renal dysfunction, often leading to irreversible renal failure most often in elderly patients. However, because of its unspecific and subclinical appearance, CE is often misdiagnosed. As donors and recipients of increasing age or with prominent atherosclerotic disease are accepted for transplantation, CE in renal allografts may become more prevalent. Here, we report a case of a 31-year-old second renal allograft recipient with CE as a cause of early graft failure, followed by severe vascular rejection, eventually requiring nephrectomy.
KW - cholesterol emboli
KW - renal transplantation
KW - vascular rejection
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77955932547&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/ndtplus/sfp163
DO - 10.1093/ndtplus/sfp163
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77955932547
SN - 1753-0784
VL - 3
SP - 162
EP - 164
JO - NDT Plus
JF - NDT Plus
IS - 2
ER -