Recurrence of ANCA-associated vasculitis in a patient with kidney trasplant.

Renal disease secondary to vasculitis associated with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) can lead to chronic renal disease requiring renal replacement therapy. In these patients, kidney transplantation offers excellent long-term rates of allograft and patient survival; consequently, they can be trasplanted when the clinical disease activity has remitted. However, the risk of disease relapses in the renal allograft remains, although at lower rates due to modern immunosuppressive regimens. We describe the case of a male patient with extracapillary glomerulonephritis type III C-ANCA (+) who developed a recurrence in the renal allograft 8 years after transplantation. Intensive immunosupression with plasmapheresis controlled the disease.

Recidiva de vasculitis asociada a anticuerpos anticitoplasma de neutrófilos en un paciente con trasplante renal / Recurrence of ANCA-associated vasculitis in a patient with kidney transplant

La afectación renal de las vasculitis asociadas a anticuerpos anticitoplasma de neutrófilos (ANCA) puede conducir a enfermedad renal crónica con necesidad de tratamiento renal sustitutivo. En estos enfermos el trasplante renal ofrece excelentes tasas de supervivencia del injerto y del receptor a largo plazo, por lo que pueden ser trasplantados cuando la enfermedad está en remisión. Sin embargo, la amenaza de recidivas de la enfermedad en el injerto se mantiene, aunque, con las modernas pautas de inmunosupresión, su incidencia es menor. Presentamos el caso de un varón diagnosticado de glomerulonefritis extracapilar tipo III C-ANCA (+) que desarrolló una recidiva de la enfermedad en el injerto renal 8 años después de ser trasplantado. La intensificación de la inmunosupresión con plasmaféresis consiguió controlar la enfermedad (AU)

Renal disease secondary to vasculitis associated with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) can lead to chronic renal disease requiring renal replacement therapy. In these patients, kidney transplantation offers excellent long-term rates of allograft and patient survival; consequently, they can be trasplanted when the clinical disease activity has remitted. However, the risk of disease relapses in the renal allograft remains, although at lower rates due to modern immunosuppressive regimens. We describe the case of a male patient with extracapillary glomerulonephritis type III C-ANCA (+) who developed a recurrence in the renal allograft 8 years after transplantation. Intensive immunosupression with plasmapheresis controlled the disease (AU)