Noel Nicolas, Meignin Véronique, Rosenstingl Sophie, Ronco Pierre, Boffa Jean-Jacques
Department of Nephrology, AP-HP , Hôpital Tenon , F-75020.
Department of Pathology, AP-HP , Hôpital Saint-Louis , Paris.
NDT Plus. 2009 Dec;2(6):452-4. doi: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfp099. Epub 2009 Aug 7.
We report the case of a young Caucasian man presenting with diffuse oedema and nephrotic syndrome. Clinical examination revealed multiple lymphadenopathies. Histological examination was consistent with the diagnosis of Kimura's disease. A renal biopsy showed focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Immune thrombocytopenia and signs of humoral autoimmunity were discovered. Corticosteroid treatment induced remission of nephrotic syndrome but relapses occurred 12 and 18 months after onset of treatment while the patient was receiving 20 mg prednisone once a day. To our knowledge, this is the first case of Kimura's disease and nephrotic syndrome associated with B-cell autoreactivity.
我们报告了一例年轻的白种男性患者,其表现为弥漫性水肿和肾病综合征。临床检查发现多处淋巴结肿大。组织学检查结果符合木村病的诊断。肾活检显示局灶节段性肾小球硬化。还发现了免疫性血小板减少症和体液自身免疫的迹象。皮质类固醇治疗使肾病综合征缓解,但在治疗开始后的12个月和18个月出现复发,当时患者每天服用20毫克泼尼松。据我们所知,这是首例与B细胞自身反应性相关的木村病和肾病综合征病例。