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De novo glomerulonephritis (GN) in the graft is an uncommon complication of renal transplantation. We report a case ofde novo membrano-proliferative GN which occurred in a second cadaver allograft in a 42-year-old woman, who developed severe hypertension, nephrotic syndrome, and progressive renal failure. Our material and a review of the literature suggest an incidence ofde novo GN of about 0.5–2%. In contrast to most of the cases described by other authors, the membrano-proliferative type ofde novo GN in renal allografts seems to be very rare.
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Pommer, W., Schultze, G., Bohl, D. et al. De novo membrano-proliferative glomerulonephritis in a renal allograft. International Urology and Nephrology 15, 359–366 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02082556
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