Renal Failure (Dec 2024)

Coexistence of anti-glomerular basement membrane disease and IgA nephropathy: an illustrative case and comprehensive literature review

  • Zewei Chen,
  • Dechao Xu,
  • Fangzheng Cui,
  • Huihui Hou,
  • Zhiguo Mao,
  • Xiang Gao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/0886022X.2024.2323160
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 46, no. 1

Abstract

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Anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) disease is a rare autoimmune condition characterized by the presence of positive anti-GBM autoantibodies, linear deposition of immunoglobulin G (IgG) along the GBM and severe kidney injury. In a limited number of cases, the association of anti-GBM disease with other glomerulonephritis has been reported. Herein, we present the case of a 66-year-old female patient with progressive worsen kidney function and decreased urine output. A renal biopsy revealed crescent glomerulonephritis with lineal IgG deposition along the GBM and mesangial IgA deposition, which supported the diagnosis of concurrent anti-GBM disease and IgA nephropathy (IgAN). In an extensive literature review, we identified a total of thirty-nine patients were reported anti-GBM disease combined with IgAN. The clinical characteristics of these patients demonstrate that the anti-GBM disease combined with IgAN tends to be milder with a more indolent course and a better prognosis than the classic anti-GBM disease, and its potential pathogenesis deserves to be further explored.

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