ArticleWiener klinische Wochenschrift2023
[Diagnosis and treatment of glomerular diseases with a membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) pattern of injury].
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- A rare case of coronin-1A deficiency with IgM dominant membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.CEN case reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) represents a heterogeneous group of diseases. The common feature of a membranoproliferative lesion pattern in the kidney biopsy can either be idiopathic/primary or-much more frequently-have a secondary cause. The historical classification into MPGN types I to III has largely been abandoned and replaced in recent years by a pathogenesis-oriented classification. A MPGN with C1q, C3 and/or C4 deposits on light microscopy is referred to as immune complex GN (IC-GN), while a MPGN with dominant C3 deposits is referred to as C3 glomerulopathy (C3G). C3G is further divided into C3 glomerulonephritis (C3GN) and dense deposit disease (DDD). These diagnoses can only be made by a kidney biopsy. Possible causes of MPGN are chronic infections (especially hepatitis B and C, bacterial infections, infections with protozoa), autoimmune diseases (especially lupus, rheumatoid arthritis) or malignancies (especially hematological malignancies). Particularly in the case of C3G a comprehensive analysis of the complement system components is strongly recommended. Due to the low incidence and the heterogeneous clinical appearance of MPGN therapeutic decisions must be made individually; an optimal general therapy is unknown, except that supportive treatment as with other glomerular diseases should be optimized. In the case of a secondary MPGN it is generally recommended to treat the potential cause of the MPGN. If significant proteinuria persists and eGFR remains > 30 ml/min/1.73 m
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