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J Nephropathol. 2018;7(4): 281-285.
doi: 10.15171/jnp.2018.55

Scopus ID: 85052384125
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Case Report

De novo focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and kidney hypertrophy associated with progressive obesity after kidney transplantation 

Tomo Suzuki*, Masahiko Yazawa, Masataka Hasegawa, Daisuke Ichikawa, Naohiko Imai, Hideo Sasaki, Tatsuya Chikaraishi, Junki Koike, Yugo Shibagaki

1 Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
2 Division of Urology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
3 Department of Diagnostic Pathology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
*Corresponding Author: Email: t2suzuki@marianna-u.ac.jp

Abstract

Background: Obesity is an important problem associated with worsening cardiovascular disease and the progression of proteinuria in kidney transplant recipients. We describe a case of de novo focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) associated with progressive obesity after kidney transplantation (KTx).

Case Presentation: A 41-year-old male patient underwent an allograft kidney biopsy because of nephrotic range proteinuria. The donor was his father who was aged 70 years at transplantation. In addition, there was a substantial difference in body weight (BW) between the recipient and donor. At 56 months after kidney transplantation, the patient’s BW increased from 83.1 kg (BMI, 29.3 kg/m2 ) before kidney transplantation to 93.9 kg (BMI, 33.1 kg/m2 ). An allograft biopsy showed glomerular hypertrophy and focal segmental sclerotic lesions with partial epithelial cell hyperplasia. The histologic diagnosis was FSGS, not otherwise specified (NOS) variant. A comparison between the kidney volume before and after kidney transplantation, evaluated using volumetric computed tomography, revealed prominent kidney hypertrophy (1.77 times).

Conclusions: Our case demonstrated that de novo FSGS after kidney transplantation is induced by progressive obesity, as manifested by glomerular hypertrophy as well as kidney hypertrophy. This is a hyperdynamic state contributed to the pathogenesis of de novo FSGS. Our report is important to understand the pathogenesis of FSGS.


Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:

Our case demonstrated that de novo focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and kidney hypertrophy (1.77 times compared with before transplantation) associated with progressive obesity after kidney transplantation.

Please cite this paper as: Suzuki T, Yazawa M, Hasegawa M, Ichikawa D, Imai N, Sasaki H, et al. De novo focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and kidney hypertrophy associated with progressive obesity after kidney transplantation. J Nephropathol. 2018;7(4):281-285. DOI: 10.15171/jnp.2018.55. 

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Submitted: 04 Feb 2018
Accepted: 15 Apr 2018
ePublished: 03 May 2018
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