A case of IgG4-positive plasma cell-rich tubulointerstitial nephritis in a kidney allograft mimicking IgG4-related kidney disease.

Nishikawa, Kouhei; Takeda, Asami; Masui, Satoru; Kanda, Hideki; Yamada, Yasushi; Arima, Kiminobu; Morozumi, Kunio; Sugimura, Yoshiki

Nishikawa, Kouhei; Takeda, Asami; Masui, Satoru; Kanda, Hideki; Yamada, Yasushi; Arima, Kiminobu; Morozumi, Kunio; Sugimura, Yoshiki.

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Nishikawa K; Department of Nephro-Urologic Surgery and Andrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie.

Nephrology (Carlton) ; 19 Suppl 3: 52-6, 2014 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24842825

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Immunoglobulin G/immunology; Kidney Transplantation/adverse effects; Lymphoproliferative Disorders/pathology; Nephritis, Interstitial/pathology; Plasma Cells/pathology; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains/immunology; Lymphoproliferative Disorders/drug therapy; Lymphoproliferative Disorders/immunology; Middle Aged; Nephritis, Interstitial/etiology; Nephritis, Interstitial/immunology; Plasma Cells/immunology; Steroids/therapeutic use; Transplantation, Homologous

Key words

IgG4-related kidney disease; kappa-type light chains; kidney transplantation; lymphoproliferative disorder; steroid therapy

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Plasma Cells / Immunoglobulin G / Kidney Transplantation / Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Nephritis, Interstitial Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Nephrology (Carlton) Journal subject: NEFROLOGIA Year: 2014 Type: Article

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