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Nephron ; 145(5): 496-502, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33965947

ABSTRACT

Podocytic infolding glomerulopathy (PIG) is a rare diagnosis based on characteristic histopathologic findings on renal biopsy and was proposed as a new entity about a decade ago. It is a type of podocytic injury, characterized by invagination of the podocyte cell membrane (cytoplasmic projections from podocytes) into the glomerular basement membrane. The presence of microspheres and/or microtubules on electron microscopy is the characteristic finding. PIG is most often associated with autoimmune conditions like systemic lupus erythematosus. We report pathologic findings typical of PIG in a patient with phospholipase A2 receptor antibody-positive membranous nephropathy. She was treated with rituximab and responded well with decrease in proteinuria to the sub-nephrotic range.


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Glomerulonephritis, Membranous/diagnosis , Podocytes/pathology , Receptors, Phospholipase A2/metabolism , Female , Glomerulonephritis, Membranous/drug therapy , Glomerulonephritis, Membranous/enzymology , Glomerulonephritis, Membranous/pathology , Humans , Kidney Glomerulus/pathology , Kidney Glomerulus/ultrastructure , Microscopy, Electron , Middle Aged , Rituximab/therapeutic use
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