Abstract
Objective: This report is to show the association of Hypoalbuminemia, pre- and post-transplant, with Acute Graft Kidney Rejection.
Case: This is a case report of a 42-year-old Caucasian male with a history of Type II Diabetes, Hypertension and End Stage Renal Disease on Maintenance Haemodialysis, who was an elective for Renal Transplantation, presented with persistent diarrhoea and marked low albumin levels.
Conclusion: Low albumin levels are a useful auxiliary for assessment of renal graft rejection, but not a prognostic indicator for the same.
Keywords: Hypoalbuminemia, Renal Transplantation, acute rejection, graft failure.
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Corresponding Author
Rohan Philip Varghese
Department of Nephrology, Columbia Asia Referral Hospital, Bengaluru, India
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i1.89
