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Successful entecavir plus prednisolone treatment for hepatitis B virus-associated membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis: A case report

RATIONALE: Adult-onset hepatitis B virus-associated membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (HBV-MPGN) is generally refractory, and an effective treatment for this condition has not been established. The indications for steroids in HBV-MPGN are an important clinical concern. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 28-...

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Autores principales: Kataoka, Hiroshi, Mochizuki, Toshio, Akihisa, Taro, Kawasoe, Kentaro, Kawachi, Keiko, Makabe, Shiho, Sawada, Anri, Manabe, Shun, Sato, Masayo, Amemiya, Nobuyuki, Mitobe, Michihiro, Akanuma, Takafumi, Ito, Yasuko, Inoue, Takahiro, Suzuki, Tomo, Matsui, Katsuomi, Moriyama, Takahito, Horita, Shigeru, Ohara, Mamiko, Honda, Kazuho, Nitta, Kosaku
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6336600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30633192
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000014014
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Sumario:RATIONALE: Adult-onset hepatitis B virus-associated membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (HBV-MPGN) is generally refractory, and an effective treatment for this condition has not been established. The indications for steroids in HBV-MPGN are an important clinical concern. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 28-year-old woman with a chronic hepatitis B virus infection developed nephrotic syndrome in her second month of pregnancy, with urinary protein levels of 3 to 10 g/d that continued into her postpartum period. She was a carrier of HBV with HBeAg seroconversion. As her renal impairment could have been a result of pregnancy, we observed her for 10 months postpartum without any intervention. However, spontaneous remission after childbirth was not achieved and urine protein levels were sustained at 1 to 3 g/d. About 10 months after delivery, elevated serum liver enzyme levels were observed. DIAGNOSIS: Biopsies showed MPGN, with deposition of hepatitis B antigen in the glomeruli, and chronic B-type hepatitis with a severity grade of A1F0. She was diagnosed with HBV-MPGN. INTERVENTIONS: The patient was started on entecavir 0.5 mg/d in March 2008. Within 1 month, serum HBV DNA became undetectable; within 3 months, her alanine aminotransferase levels normalized. However, urinary protein excretion did not decrease to <2 g/d. On a second renal biopsy, performed 7 months after entecavir treatment, proliferative lesions of the glomeruli were observed; therefore, prednisolone was started at an initial dose of 30 mg/d. OUTCOMES: Her proteinuria improved immediately and prednisolone was tapered over 10 months. A third renal biopsy showed a remarkable resolution of HBV-MPGN, with a significant decrease in mesangial proliferation and immune complex deposition. HBV reactivation was not observed during the prednisolone treatment. LESSONS: Additional prednisolone therapy in combination with antiviral therapy should be considered for refractory HBV-MPGN, with sufficient care taken regarding HBV reactivation.