Successful treatment of recurrent Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis in a renal allograft with tonsillectomy and steroid pulse therapy

We report a case of recurrent Henoch–Schönlein purpura nephritis (HSPN) treated successfully with a tonsillectomy and steroid pulse therapy in a kidney transplant patient. A 29‐year‐old woman was admitted to our hospital for an episode biopsy; she had a serum creatinine (S‐Cr) of 1.0 mg/dL and 1.34 g/day proteinuria 26 months after kidney transplantation. Histological examination revealed increased amounts of mesangial matrix and mesangial...