• Presse Med · Nov 2000

    Case Reports

    [Collapsing glomerulopathy and cytomegalovirus, what are the links?].

    • C Presne, C Cordonnier, R Makdassi, A Pruna, and A Fournier.
    • Service de Néphrologie, Groupe Hospitalier Sud, Amiens. clairepresne@club-internet.fr
    • Presse Med. 2000 Nov 4; 29 (33): 181518171815-7.

    BackgroundCollapsing glomerulopathy is a form of focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis which occurs preferentially in black people. It causes severe nephrotic syndrome and quickly progresses towards end-stage renal failure.Case ReportWe report the case of a 16-year-old black girl from Guadeloupe who was admitted for tetanus and edema in 1996. She had hypoparathyroidism, renal failure and a nephrotic syndrome as well as cytomegalovirus infection. Renal biopsy showed collapsing glomerulopathy. The renal function improved on glucocorticoid and ganciclovir therapy and her serum creatinine stabilized around 250 mumol/l for two years.DiscussionCollapsing nephropathy is the cellular type of focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis. The main etiology is the human immunodeficiency virus. A viral infection may be involved in its pathogenesis. Other viruses could be linked with this nephropathy. This case report relates a case associated with a cytomegalovirus viruria. The clinical course might be related with the antiviral treatment.

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