OUTCOME OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS-ASSOCIATED MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANTATION

Abstract

Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis does not constitute an absolute contraindication for liver transplantation alone; combined liver-kidney transplantations are reserved for patients with end-stage kidney failure. Proteinuria is reversed after liver transplantation, and recurrence seems to be associated with severe hepatitis C virus hepatic allograft disease relapse.