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Suggest Treatment For Kidney Failure When Suffering From A Skin Disease

I AM A CKD PATIENT NOW ON CAPD. NEED TRANSPLANT. MY KIDNEY'S NOT BEEN DONE ANY BIOPSY BUT MY DR. IN KUWAIT IS TELLING KIDNEY FAILED DUE TO ANTI GBM ANTIBODY.

I HAVE SKIN DISEASE FOR 35 YRS AND I THINK THERE IS RELATION BETWEEN THIS SKIN DISEASE AND KIDNEY DISEASE.

IF I GO FOR TRANSPLANT, DOES THIS PROBLEM AFFECT MY NEW TRANSPLANTED KIDNEY?
Tue, 28 Oct 2014
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A lot of research is going on on the topic of anti glomerular basement membrane (anti GBM) antibody disease recurrence after transplantation. Anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibody disease may progress to end-stage renal failure, requiring either dialysis or renal transplantation. There are only six reported cases of symptomatic recurrent anti-GBM disease in the literature. The incidence of recurrent linear Immunoglobulin G (IgG) staining in the transplant may be as high as 50 percent. However, most patients remain asymptomatic. You may discuss this point with your doctor.
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Suggest Treatment For Kidney Failure When Suffering From A Skin Disease

Hi, A lot of research is going on on the topic of anti glomerular basement membrane (anti GBM) antibody disease recurrence after transplantation. Anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibody disease may progress to end-stage renal failure, requiring either dialysis or renal transplantation. There are only six reported cases of symptomatic recurrent anti-GBM disease in the literature. The incidence of recurrent linear Immunoglobulin G (IgG) staining in the transplant may be as high as 50 percent. However, most patients remain asymptomatic. You may discuss this point with your doctor.