Mao Song, Xuan Xiaoyan, Sha Yugen, Zhao Sanlong, Zhang Aihua, Huang Songming
Department of Nephrology, Nanjing Children's Hospital, Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University Nanjing, China.
Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2015 Feb 1;8(2):1826-9. eCollection 2015.
An eight-year-old girl, presenting with palpebral edema, gross hematuria, and foam in urine, was admitted to our hospital. Investigations indicated increased serum antistreptolysin O (ASO) and anti-mycoplasma antibody titers. Renal biopsy showed crescentic poststreptococcal acute glomerulonephritis (CPAGN) with isolated C3 deposition in the glomeruli. Electro-microscope examination showed subepithelial deposition of electron dense material. She received the double pulse therapies of methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide as well as the treatment of oral prednisolone, angiotensin converting enzyme-II (ACE-II) inhibitor, dipyridamole and traditional Chinese medicine. The complete clinical remission was achieved after 9 months. No serious adverse effects were observed during the follow-up. Our findings indicated that CPAGN with isolated C3 deposition might have a favorable prognosis after aggressive immunosuppressive treatment. However, the influence of isolated C3 deposition on CPAGN prognosis remains to be clarified.
一名8岁女孩因出现眼睑水肿、肉眼血尿和尿中泡沫而入住我院。检查显示血清抗链球菌溶血素O(ASO)和抗支原体抗体滴度升高。肾活检显示新月体性链球菌感染后急性肾小球肾炎(CPAGN),肾小球内有孤立的C3沉积。电镜检查显示电子致密物质的上皮下沉积。她接受了甲基强的松龙和环磷酰胺的双脉冲治疗以及口服强的松龙、血管紧张素转换酶-II(ACE-II)抑制剂、双嘧达莫和中药治疗。9个月后实现了完全临床缓解。随访期间未观察到严重不良反应。我们的研究结果表明,孤立C3沉积的CPAGN在积极的免疫抑制治疗后可能有良好的预后。然而,孤立C3沉积对CPAGN预后的影响仍有待阐明。