1 0 0 0 OA Five Sequential Evaluations of Renal Histology in a Patient with Light Chain Deposition Disease
- 著者
- Toshiharu Ueno Koichi Kikuchi Ryo Hazue Koki Mise Keiichi Sumida Noriko Hayami Tatsuya Suwabe Junichi Hoshino Naoki Sawa Kenji Arizono Shigeko Hara Kenmei Takaichi Takeshi Fujii Kenichi Ohashi Yoshifumi Ubara
- 出版者
- 一般社団法人 日本内科学会
- 雑誌
- Internal Medicine (ISSN:09182918)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.55, no.20, pp.2993-2999, 2016-10-15 (Released:2016-10-15)
- 参考文献数
- 13
- 被引用文献数
- 1 3
A 58-year-old man was referred to our institution for an evaluation of nephrotic range proteinuria. Renal biopsy showed a marked expansion of the mesangial matrix and thickening of glomerular basement membrane (GBM) in periodic acid-silver methenamine (PAM). Immunofluorescence (IF) revealed strong staining for the monoclonal kappa light chain. EM demonstrated massive subendothelial and mesangial dense deposits. As a result, light chain deposition disease (LCDD) was diagnosed. Melphalan and prednisolone (MP) therapy was started, which was continued for 10 years with minimal complications. Serial evaluations of renal histology revealed the resolution of nodular lesions and the glomeruli became nearly normal. MP therapy can therefore be an effective therapeutic option for LCDD if it is continued over the long term.
- 著者
- Yuki Ohmoto-Sekine Makiko Ishihara Shiun Dong Hsieh Kazuhisa Amakawa Shigeko Hara Hiroshi Tsuji Rieko Ishimura Sugao Ishiwata Tetsu Yamaguchi Minoru Ohno Yasuji Arase
- 出版者
- 一般社団法人 日本内科学会
- 雑誌
- Internal Medicine (ISSN:09182918)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.52, no.9, pp.977-980, 2013 (Released:2013-05-01)
- 参考文献数
- 16
- 被引用文献数
- 4 6
Kawasaki disease (KD) is one of the most important causes of coronary artery aneurysms in children and young adults. However, the natural course of the disease and the patient prognosis remain obscure. A 72-year-old asymptomatic man with undiagnosed KD underwent whole-heart magnetic resonance coronary angiography during a health checkup. The imaging disclosed giant aneurysms in the proximal portion of the right coronary artery and the left anterior descending artery. The patient was successfully treated with coronary artery bypass grafting. The present case suggests that there may be a substantial number of patients who have attained middle to old age with undiagnosed KD.