Sarcoidosis in native and transplanted kidneys: incidence, pathologic findings, and clinical course.

Renal involvement by sarcoidosis in native and transplanted kidneys classically presents as non caseating granulomatous interstitial nephritis. However, the incidence of sarcoidosis in native and transplant kidney biopsies, its frequency as a cause of end stage renal disease and its recurrence in re...

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Main Authors: Serena M Bagnasco, Srinivas Gottipati, Edward Kraus, Nada Alachkar, Robert A Montgomery, Lorraine C Racusen, Lois J Arend
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4203836?pdf=render