Treatment
Biopsy slide of a healthy kidney
Biopsy slide showing rejection
Treatment for rejection is usually high doses of intravenous (IV) steroids every day for several days. If there is any doubt about the diagnosis of rejection, a biopsy (see slides at left) may be done. If the steroid treatment is not effective, more potent forms of immunosuppression are given. You will probably have to be in the hospital for this treatment.

In some instances where rejection can’t be reversed, the new kidney may need to be removed if it becomes painful, if you have fevers, or if you have persistent blood in your urine. Rejection episodes can be successfully treated, so having one doesn’t necessarily mean the new kidney will fail.
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