Studying the Co-presentation of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis and IgA Nephropathy in a Young Female With No Significant Risk Factors

Omar Elsemary; Iqbal S Grewal; Saifullah Nasim; Sohail Nasim

doi:10.7759/cureus.37212

Studying the Co-presentation of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis and IgA Nephropathy in a Young Female With No Significant Risk Factors

Cureus. 2023 Apr 6;15(4):e37212. doi: 10.7759/cureus.37212. eCollection 2023 Apr.

Authors

Omar Elsemary¹, Iqbal S Grewal², Saifullah Nasim², Sohail Nasim³

Affiliations

¹ College of Medicine, California Northstate University College of Medicine, Elk Grove, USA.
² Internal Medicine, California Northstate University College of Medicine, Elk Grove, USA.
³ Nephrology, West Hills Hospital, West Hills, USA.

Abstract

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and IgA nephropathy are among the most common glomerular disorders. FSGS is characterized by focal scarring affecting less than 50% of glomeruli while IgA nephropathy is characterized by the deposition of IgA in the mesangium of glomeruli. The presence of both of these diseases in a single patient is uncommon, but the presence of both in a young individual with no predisposing factors is exceedingly rare. As such, our case report outlines the unusual presentation of both of these disorders in a young Hispanic female with no known risk factors.

Keywords: disease progression; internal medicine; kidney disease; medicine; nephrology; rare disease.

Publication types

Case Reports