A Case of M-Type Phospholipase A2 Receptor-Associated Membranous Nephropathy With IgG4-Positive Cells Infiltration in the Interstitium

Kento Ishibuchi; Takamasa Iwakura; Chiemi Ema; Daisuke Nakagami; Yuri Uchiyama; Mai Kaneko; Hirotaka Fukasawa; Takashi Matsuyama; Hideo Yasuda; Ryuichi Furuya

doi:10.1177/11795476221078635

A Case of M-Type Phospholipase A2 Receptor-Associated Membranous Nephropathy With IgG4-Positive Cells Infiltration in the Interstitium

Clin Med Insights Case Rep. 2022 Feb 23:15:11795476221078635. doi: 10.1177/11795476221078635. eCollection 2022.

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Affiliations

¹ Renal Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwata City Hospital, Iwata, Japan.
² First Department of Internal medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.

Abstract

A 70-year-old man was referred to our department for evaluation of nephrotic syndrome. Renal biopsy revealed membranous nephropathy (MN). Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated IgG4-positive staining in the glomeruli and interstitial cells. The presence of serum anti-phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) antibody and enhanced staining of PLA2R in the glomeruli was noted. Computed tomography unidentified the extrarenal lesions of IgG4-related disease. He was diagnosed with PLA2R-associated MN possibly complicated with IgG4 related kidney disease (IgG4-RKD). Storiform fibrosis, a typical manifestation of IgG4-RKD, was not apparent. We herein describe a case of serologically and histologically confirmed PLA2R-associated MN with IgG4+ cell infiltration into the interstitium without any signs of IgG4-RD.

Keywords: IgG4-RKD; M-type phospholipase A2 receptor; PLA2R; membranous nephropathy.

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Case Reports