IgA nephropathy in children with minimal proteinuria : to biopsy or not to biopsy?

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BACKGROUND: Tubulointerstitial lesions and glomerular inflammation severity have been shown to correlate with proteinuria in children with IgA nephropathy (cIgAN). However, there is a lack of data regarding severity of histopathologic findings in cIgAN in patients with minimal to absent proteinuria since kidney biopsy indications are not well defined in these cases.

METHODS: Twenty-eight cIgAN patients with kidney biopsy from 4 different centers in Paris (France) and Montreal (Canada) with a urine protein/creatinine ratio (UPCr) ≤ 0.03 g/mmol and a normal estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR > 90 ml/min/1.73 m2) on the day of kidney biopsy prior to treatment were included.

RESULTS: Median age was 11.82 (9.32-13.45) years, and median follow-up was 4 years (2.87-6.53). At time of biopsy, median eGFR was 116 (102.3-139.7) ml/min/1.73 m2, and median UPCr was 0.02 (0.011-0.03) g/mmol. Microscopic or macroscopic hematuria was present in 35.7% and 64.3% of cases, respectively. Kidney biopsy microscopy analysis showed mesangial (M1), endocapillary (E1), or extracapillary (C1) hypercellularity in 53.5%, 32.1%, and 7.1% of patients, respectively. Chronic histological lesions were also present: glomerulosclerosis (S1) in 42.8% and tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis in 7.1%. Podocytopathic features were detected in 21.4%. An ACE inhibitor or immunosuppressive therapy (IS) was prescribed in 42.8% and 21.4% of these patients respectively. One-third (35.7%) received no treatment. At last follow-up, median eGFR was 111.9 (90.47-136.1) ml/min/1.73 m2, and median UPCr was 0.028 (0.01-0.03) g/mmol.

CONCLUSION: cIgAN with minimal proteinuria at time of biopsy might be linked with acute and chronic glomerular lesions.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

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Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 39(2024), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite 781-787

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cambier, Alexandra [VerfasserIn]
Roy, Jean-Philippe [VerfasserIn]
Dossier, Claire [VerfasserIn]
Patey, Natacha [VerfasserIn]
Rabant, Marion [VerfasserIn]
Boyer, Olivia [VerfasserIn]
Delbet, Jean Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Lapeyraque, Anne-Laure [VerfasserIn]
Hogan, Julien [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Children
IgA nephropathy
Journal Article
Kidney biopsy
Proteinuria

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Date Completed 06.02.2024

Date Revised 10.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00467-023-06121-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361960417