Open AccessNodular glomerulosclerosis in a kidney transplant recipient with impaired glucose tolerance: diabetic or idiopathic? A case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Zhong Hong Liew,
Puay Hoon Tan,
Marjorie Wai Yin Foo,
Terence Kee,
Quan Yao Ho
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cen case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2192-4449
DOI - 10.1007/s13730-020-00546-x
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrology , diabetes mellitus , glomerulosclerosis , renal transplant , focal segmental glomerulosclerosis , kidney transplantation , kidney transplant , pathogenesis , kidney , pathology , gastroenterology , endocrinology , glomerulonephritis , proteinuria
Nodular glomerulosclerosis, typically diagnosed in patients with diabetes mellitus, has been reported in native kidneys of pre-diabetic patients but similar cases in kidney transplant recipients are lacking. We describe a case of nodular glomerulosclerosis in a kidney transplant recipient who had not been found to be diabetic despite regular screening and discuss the implications for the pathogenesis and diagnosis of nodular glomerulosclerosis and screening of post-transplant diabetes mellitus.