Minimal change disease during lithium therapy: case report

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Romina Graziani

Graziani Romina1, Monti Mattia1, Sejdiu Brunilda1, Gozzetti Francesco1, Martelli Davide1, Tampieri Elena1, Isola Elisabetta1, Zanchelli Fulvia1, Briganti Mario1, Cenacchi Giovanna2, Fabbrizio Benedetta2, Buscaroli Andrea1

1 UO Nefrologia e Dialisi, Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci, Ravenna, Ausl Romagna
2 SSD di Diagnostica Istopatologica e Molecolare degli Organi solidi e del relativo Trapianto Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi Bologna

Corrispondenza a:
Graziani Romina
UO Nefrologia e Dialisi, Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci, Ravenna, AUSL Romagna
Viale Randi n.5, Ravenna, Italia
Tel 0544/285409-285162-285964 Fax 0544285162
Cell. 338/7407202
e-mail: romina.graziani@auslromagna.it

 

Abstract

Lithium is a largely used and effective therapy in the treatment of bipolar disorder. Its toxic effects on kidneys are mostly diabetes insipidus, hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis and tubulointerstitial nephritis. Also, a correlation between lithium and minimal change disease has sometimes been described.

We report here the case of a patient with severe bipolar disorder on lithium therapy who, without any pre-existing nephropathy, developed nephrotic syndrome and AKI with histopathologic findings pointing to minimal change disease.

The patient was treated with symptomatic therapy; the discontinuation of lithium therapy resulted in the remission of AKI and of the nephrotic syndrome, thus suggesting a close relationship between lithium and minimal change disease.

 

Keywords: minimal change disease, lithium, nephrotic syndrome

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Introduzione

La glomerulonefrite a lesioni minime è una delle principali cause di sindrome nefrosica idiopatica. Nella popolazione adulta rappresenta circa il 15% dei casi di sindrome nefrosica idiopatica, rappresentandone la terza causa, in ordine di importanza, dopo la glomerulonefrite membranosa e la sclerosi segmentaria e focale [1, 2, 3].  

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Minimal Change Relapse During Pregnancy

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Fulvia Zanchelli

Fulvia Zanchelli, Elisabetta Isola, Lara Cicciarella, Romina Graziani, Mattia Monti, Davide Martelli, Elena Tampieri, Andrea Buscaroli

AUSL della Romagna - U.O. Nefrologia e Dialisi, Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci, Ravenna, Italia

Autore corrispondente
Fulvia Zanchelli
AUSL della Romagna - U.O. Nefrologia e Dialisi
Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci,
48123 Ravenna, Italia
Tel 0544285694 – 3474832884
Fax 0544285162
E-mail fulvia.zanchelli@auslromagna.it

 

Abstract

The appearance of nephrotic syndrome during pregnancy is considered an exceptional event, whose incidence is around 0.012-0.025% of all pregnancies, and it is even more rare when the cause is represented by minimal lesions glomerulonephritis. In this article we will describe the case of a patient with a histological diagnosis of glomerulonephritis with minimal lesions, tending to frequent relapses. She was in complete remission since 2013 after treatment with cyclosporine. suspended in May 2017. After few weeks she become pregnant, and the pregnancy was regular until the 23rd week. when a recurrence of nephrotic syndrome appears. She was treated with steroids bolus followed by oral steroid, and afterwards gave birth to a live fetus with spontaneous delivery at 37 weeksThe few data in the literature confirm that recurrence of glomerulonephritis due to minimal lesions in pregnancy should be treated rapidly with steroids, that can induce rapid remission and protect both the pregnant than the fetus from even serious damage.

Keywords: Minimal change nephropathy, pregnancy, nephrotic syndrome, steroid.

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INTRODUZIONE

La glomerulonefrite a lesioni minime è definita dalla normalità dei glomeruli all’esame in microscopia ottica, e dalla presenza all’esame ultrastrutturale glomerulare della fusione dei pedicelli dei podociti. La glomerulonefrite a lesioni minime si caratterizza per la presenza di proteinuria e per la sensibilità all’uso di steroidi.

 

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