Clinical and histological differences between adults and children in new onset IgA nephropathy.
Pediatr Nephrol
; 35(10): 1897-1905, 2020 10.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Previous reports suggest initial presentation of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) in children is different from adults. No systematic comparison of clinical, biological, and histological childhood- and adult-onset IgAN is currently available.METHODS:
We compared pediatric and adult clinical and histological characteristics at IgAN diagnosis. Data on 211 consecutive patients from two different centers in Paris (82 children, 129 adults) were reviewed. Kidney biopsies were scored for Oxford classification and podocytopathic (P1) features.RESULTS:
We report higher eGFR at diagnosis in children compared to adults (89.5 vs. 64 ml/min/1.73 m2; p = 0.0001) but no difference in proteinuria. Histological analysis of kidney biopsy found higher proportions of mesangial (M1) and endocapillary (E1) hypercellularity in children compared with adults (M1 [80.7% vs. 27.9%, p = 0.0001]; E1 [71.3% vs. 30%, p = 0.0001]). Focal glomerulosclerosis (S1), tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis ≥ 25% (T1), and P1 were more frequent in adults (S1 [81.5% vs. 61.3%, p = 0.0012], T1 [49.5% vs. 1.35%, p = 0.0001], P1 [33.8% vs. 16.4%, p = 0.008). Proteinuria associated with M1, E1, and C1 in children (M1, p = 0.0001; E1, p = 0.0005; C1, p = 0.0014) but S1, P1, and T1 in adults (S1, p = 0.0001; P1, p = 0.0001; T1, p = 0.001). After steroid treatment (41 children and 28 adults), proteinuria decreased in children (p < 0.001, follow-up 38 months) and adults (p < 0.001, follow-up 76.9 months), whereas eGFR remained stable in adults but increased significantly in children (90.6 to 110 ml/min/1.73m2).CONCLUSION:
Proteinuria in children with IgAN is a marker of glomerular proliferative lesions whereas its presence in adults often reflects the presence of chronic lesions. This suggests the need for histological assessment.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Proteinuria
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Glomeruloesclerosis Focal y Segmentaria
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Glomerulonefritis por IGA
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Glucocorticoides
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Glomérulos Renales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Año:
2020
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