IgG4-Related Membranous Nephropathy with Acute Nephrotic Syndrome During Successful Steroid Maintenance Treatment for Type 1 Autoimmune Pancreatitis.
Am J Case Rep
; 24: e940707, 2023 Aug 18.
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BACKGROUND Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related diseases (IgG4-RD) are systemic fibroinflammatory diseases that can develop asynchronously in multiple organs. IgG4-related kidney disease (IgG4-RKD) is generally characterized by tubulointerstitial nephritis but can also manifest as membranous nephropathy without tubulointerstitial nephritis. IgG4-related membranous nephropathy can present as a phenotype of systemic disorders, including autoimmune pancreatitis-associated diabetes mellitus; however, its clinical features remain unclear. CASE REPORT A 56-year-old Japanese man presented to our university hospital with bilateral edema of his lower legs. He had received a diagnosis of type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis and associated diabetes mellitus 16 months prior. He was successfully treated with oral glucocorticoids 25 mg/day of prednisolone as an initial dose, followed by titration down to a maintenance dose (5 mg/day), without recurrence of autoimmune pancreatitis. The pancreas showed atrophy and required basal-bolus insulin therapy owing to insulin insufficiency. Massive proteinuria and hypoalbuminemia with nephrotic syndrome on examination led to a renal biopsy to investigate the etiology and diagnosis of IgG4-RKD. Methylprednisolone and cyclosporine A were successfully administered to ameliorate the proteinuria and control systemic IgG4-RD with IgG4-related membranous nephropathy. CONCLUSIONS Ig4-RKD occurred despite maintenance treatment with prednisolone monotherapy and was controlled with methylprednisolone and cyclosporine A. Measurement of clinical parameters, including proteinuria, was important, and a renal biopsy finally established the diagnosis of IgG4-RKD. IgG4-RKD can present with progressive glomerular lesions and can be latent in cases diagnosed with diabetic kidney disease, particularly in patients with insulin insufficiency.
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Glomerulonefrite Membranosa
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Doença Relacionada a Imunoglobulina G4
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Pancreatite Autoimune
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Síndrome Nefrótica
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Diagnostic_studies
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Humans
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Male
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Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article