Chang MY, Zhang Y, Li MX, Xuan F. Integrated Chinese and Western medicine in the treatment of a patient with podocyte infolding glomerulopathy: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11(19): 4684-4691 [PMID: 37469726 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i19.4684]
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Fang Xuan, MM, Attending Doctor, Department of Nephrology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, No. 28 Fuxing Road, Wanshou Road Subdistrict, Southern Haidian District, Beijing 100853, China. xuanfangbasa@qq.com
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World J Clin Cases. Jul 6, 2023; 11(19): 4684-4691 Published online Jul 6, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i19.4684
Integrated Chinese and Western medicine in the treatment of a patient with podocyte infolding glomerulopathy: A case report
Mei-Ying Chang, Yu Zhang, Ming-Xu Li, Fang Xuan
Mei-Ying Chang, Yu Zhang, Department of Nephrology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China
Ming-Xu Li, Fang Xuan, Department of Nephrology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, Beijing 100853, China
Author contributions: Chang MY performed information collection and drafted the manuscript; Chang MY, Zhang Y, Li MX, and Xuan F contributed to the literature review and manuscript preparation; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Informed consent statement: Informed written consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this report and any accompanying images.
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Corresponding author: Fang Xuan, MM, Attending Doctor, Department of Nephrology, First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Nephrology Institute of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease Research, No. 28 Fuxing Road, Wanshou Road Subdistrict, Southern Haidian District, Beijing 100853, China. xuanfangbasa@qq.com
Received: February 28, 2023 Peer-review started: February 28, 2023 First decision: May 8, 2023 Revised: May 16, 2023 Accepted: May 31, 2023 Article in press: May 31, 2023 Published online: July 6, 2023 Processing time: 122 Days and 11.7 Hours
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Podocyte infolding glomerulopathy (PIG) is a newly described and rare glomerular disease. To date, only approximately 40 cases have been reported globally.
CASE SUMMARY
A 26-year-old female patient presented to our hospital with a complaint of intermittent edema of both lower limbs over the past 2 years. The patient was diagnosed with PIG. She was prescribed corticosteroid therapy in other hospitals during the initial stage, to which she had responded poorly and had developed femoral head necrosis. Therefore, we administered immunosuppressants, renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, combined with traditional Chinese medicine. The patient was followed for 1 year, during which her clinical condition improved.
CONCLUSION
Integrated Chinese and Western medicine may be effective for PIG treatment, which requires active intervention to improve prognosis.
Core Tip: Due to the limited number of reported cases, insufficient information on the characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of podocyte infolding glomerulopathy is available. Based on our case and those reported in PubMed, we believe that treatment with corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, and renin-angiotensin system inhibitors is effective. Some patients cannot tolerate corticosteroids and immunosuppressants. When adverse effects occur, clinicians should avoid making negative treatment. Doctors should actively intervene and offer patients treatment suggestions, among which traditional Chinese medicine may be an effective treatment method.