Fibrillary glomerulonephritis and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Am J Kidney Dis. 1998 Nov;32(5):E3. doi: 10.1016/s0272-6386(98)70150-7.

Abstract

We report the case of a young white man with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1 that began at 4 years. At 15 years, he developed proteinuria, arterial hypertension, and renal insufficiency. Renal biopsy specimens studied by electron microscopy showed deposition of nonamyloidotic microfibrils. This is the first report of fibrillary glomerulopathy associated with this neurological disorder.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Actin Cytoskeleton / ultrastructure
  • Adolescent
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease / complications*
  • Glomerular Mesangium / pathology
  • Glomerulonephritis / complications*
  • Glomerulonephritis / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Male