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A Refractory Case of Secondary Membranous Nephropathy Concurrent with IgG4-related Tubulointerstitial Nephritis.

ABSTRACT: A 58-year-old man with type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis was referred to nephrologists for severe proteinuria. Laboratory data revealed a high serum IgG4 level, hypoalbuminemia, and massive proteinuria, which were compatible with nephrotic syndrome. The renal pathological findings confirmed the diagnosis of secondary membranous nephropathy concurrent with IgG4-related tubulointerstitial nephritis. Despite the improvement of interstitial markers, the proteinuria was refractory to prednisolone, requiring cyclosporine to achieve complete remission. Membranous nephropathy is a rare manifestation of IgG4-related kidney disease. This case shows that the therapeutic response to prednisolone significantly differs between glomerular lesions and interstitial lesions of IgG4-related kidney disease.

SUBMITTER: Arai H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6207830 | biostudies-other | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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A Refractory Case of Secondary Membranous Nephropathy Concurrent with IgG4-related Tubulointerstitial Nephritis.

Arai Hiroyuki H Toda Naohiro N Kamimatsuse Ryo R Nishioka Keisuke K Endo Shuichiro S Akiyama Shinichi S Maruyama Shoichi S Matsubara Takeshi T Yokoi Hideki H Yanagita Motoko M

Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 20180427 19

A 58-year-old man with type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis was referred to nephrologists for severe proteinuria. Laboratory data revealed a high serum IgG4 level, hypoalbuminemia, and massive proteinuria, which were compatible with nephrotic syndrome. The renal pathological findings confirmed the diagnosis of secondary membranous nephropathy concurrent with IgG4-related tubulointerstitial nephritis. Despite the improvement of interstitial markers, the proteinuria was refractory to prednisolone, requi ...[more]

PMID: 29709946

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A Refractory Case of Secondary Membranous Nephropathy Concurrent with IgG4-related Tubulointerstitial Nephritis.

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A Refractory Case of Secondary Membranous Nephropathy Concurrent with IgG4-related Tubulointerstitial Nephritis.

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