Proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal IgG deposits in two kidney allografts successfully treated with

Basma Merhi1,2, Nikunjkuma Patel3, George Bayliss1,2

  • 1Division of Kidney Disease and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.

Proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal immunoglobulin G deposit (PGNMID), a recently described pathologic entity in native kidneys, has been recognized in kidney transplant patients, where it can present as either recurrent or de novo disease. There is no definitive treatment to date, in either population. Here, we present two cases of PGNMID in kidney allografts that illustrate the challenges of diagnostic approach and highlight the allograft outcome after treatment with rituximab as a potential treatment of this condition.