A case of IgA nephropathy associated with mycosis fungoides that developed into rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis. 2013

Masaki Hara, and Tetsuo Nemoto, and Tsunekazu Hijima, and Ken Tsuchiya, and Kosaku Nitta, and Minoru Ando
Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

A 53-year-old Japanese male was diagnosed with atopic dermatitis and initiated treatment with a local dermatologist in February 2001. A routine medical check-up revealed proteinuria, microscopic hematuria and slight elevation of serum creatinine level in spring 2006. He was referred to our hospital for nephrology consultation and followup.In December 2009, he developed a sudden high fever of greater than 39 °C with sore throat. In addition, his serum creatinine level greatly increased to 4.6 mg/dl. His prevalent renal illness was thought to be rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN). Soon after admission, kidney and skin biopsies were performed. The kidney specimens showed that the glomeruli had proliferative mesangial cells strongly positive for anti-IgA antibody, 75% of which manifested fibrocellular crescentic formation surrounding the Bowman's capsules. His skin disease was pathologically proven to be mycosis fungoides(MF). It is likely that his kidney disease was exacerbated by the upper respiratory tract infection and converted to RPGN. Ash is kidney function rapidly declined, hemodialysis therapy was initiated and he remains on chronic dialysis therapy. This is a serious case of IgA nephropathy associated with MF,which developed into RPGN and subsequent end-stage renal disease.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007678 Kidney Glomerulus A cluster of convoluted capillaries beginning at each nephric tubule in the kidney and held together by connective tissue. Glomerulus, Kidney
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009182 Mycosis Fungoides A chronic, malignant T-cell lymphoma of the skin. In the late stages, the LYMPH NODES and viscera are affected.
D005921 Glomerulonephritis Inflammation of the renal glomeruli (KIDNEY GLOMERULUS) that can be classified by the type of glomerular injuries including antibody deposition, complement activation, cellular proliferation, and glomerulosclerosis. These structural and functional abnormalities usually lead to HEMATURIA; PROTEINURIA; HYPERTENSION; and RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. Bright Disease,Kidney Scarring,Glomerulonephritides,Scarring, Kidney
D005922 Glomerulonephritis, IGA A chronic form of glomerulonephritis characterized by deposits of predominantly IMMUNOGLOBULIN A in the mesangial area (GLOMERULAR MESANGIUM). Deposits of COMPLEMENT C3 and IMMUNOGLOBULIN G are also often found. Clinical features may progress from asymptomatic HEMATURIA to END-STAGE KIDNEY DISEASE. Berger Disease,Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy,Nephropathy, IGA,Berger's Disease,IGA Glomerulonephritis,IGA Nephropathy,Iga Nephropathy 1,Nephritis, IGA Type,Bergers Disease,Glomerulonephritides, IGA,IGA Type Nephritis,Nephropathy 1, Iga,Nephropathy, Immunoglobulin A
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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