Successful use of rituximab in fibrillary glomerulopathy

Ren Fail. 2014 Aug;36(7):1151-4. doi: 10.3109/0886022X.2014.918832. Epub 2014 May 15.

Abstract

Fibrillary glomerulopathy (FG) can occur either alone or co-existing with other proteinuric glomerular disorders. FG has been associated with poor renal outcomes leading to End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Since FG is a relatively rare disorder, limited information is available concerning treatment protocols. We present two patients with FG who were treated with rituximab after they had already progressed to stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) with worsening proteinuria. Rituximab therapy resulted in long-term stabilization of renal function.

Keywords: Chronic kidney disease; fibrillary; glomerulonephritis; rituximab; treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / therapeutic use*
  • Glomerulonephritis / drug therapy*
  • Glomerulonephritis / pathology
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Factors / therapeutic use*
  • Kidney Glomerulus / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rituximab

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Immunologic Factors
  • Rituximab