A case of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis-type IgA nephropathy modified by nintedanib
摘要
A 73-year-old woman had been treated with nintedanib for 40 months for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. She presented to our hospital with lower extremity edema since a month and nephrotic syndrome (serum albumin 2.0 mg/dL, urine protein 7.97 g/g Cr). We performed a renal biopsy and diagnosed membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN)-type IgA nephropathy (IgAN). We hypothesized that nintedanib-induced microangiopathy modified subclinical IgAN and caused the appearance of MPGN-type IgAN and nephrotic syndrome. After the discontinuation of nintedanib, the urinary protein level improved to 0.5 g/g Cr, and hematuria disappeared.