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Glomerular Outgrowth as an Ex Vivo Assay to Analyze Pathways Involved in Parietal Epithelial Cell Activation
Published on: August 19, 2020
[Collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis induced by cytomegalovirus: A case report]
Clarisse Grèze1, Cyril Garrouste1, Jean-Louis Kemeny2
1Service de néphrologie, CHU Gabriel-Montpied, 58, rue Montalembert, BP 69, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand cedex, France.
Abstract:
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a common cause of nephrotic syndrome in child and adult. The collapsing forms are of poor renal prognosis and are usually secondary to viral infections with, first and foremost, the human immunodeficiency virus. Among other viral etiologies, cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an uncommon cause. We report a case of a 32years-old patient with collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis induced by cytomegalovirus with initial acute renal failure and proteinuria at 12.4g/24h. The treatment associated ganciclovir during 7days followed by valganciclovir during 14days and steroids at 1mg/kg/day. Renal function improved and proteinuria decreased with this treatment. Proteinuria increase again 3weeks after valganciclovir discontinuation while CMV Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was positive. Therefore, valganciclovir has been resumed allowing renal function normalization and decrease in proteinuria to 4g/24h after negative CMVPCR assay after 15weeks. Anti-CMV therapy combined with steroids seems to provide a renal response in case of FSGS induced by CMV even if long-term prognosis stays uncertain.
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