Eculizumab for the Treatment of Severe Antibody-Mediated Rejection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

In renal transplantation, treatment options for antibody-mediated rejection are limited. Here, we report a case of severe AMR treated with eculizumab. A 50-year-old woman known for end stage kidney disease secondary to IgA nephropathy received a kidney transplant from a 50-year-old deceased donor. A...

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Main Authors: Duy Tran, Anne Boucher, Suzon Collette, Alexis Payette, Virginie Royal, Lynne Senécal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9874261