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Membranous nephropathy with renal salt wasting: role of neurohumoral factors in sodium retention.

Abstract
The role of neurohumoral factors in the sodium retention of nephrotic syndrome is controversial. We report a case with abrupt onset of severe nephrotic-range proteinuria and hypoalbuminemia due to membranous glomerulonephritis that was associated with renal salt wasting and hypovolemia without edema. Further evaluation showed hypoaldosteronism, hyporeninemia, and primary autonomic failure principally affecting the sympathetic nervous system, determined by the Valsalva maneuver. Administration of exogenous mineralocorticoid and oral salt caused edema and accelerated hypertension. The severe hypoaldosteronism likely was due to use of the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor lisinopril, and it improved after this drug treatment was discontinued. The nephrotic proteinuria resolved after treatment with cyclosporine and prednisone, but the primary autonomic failure with hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism persisted. The case shows that intratubular factors activated by nephrotic proteinuria are not sufficient to produce sodium retention in the absence of aldosterone and an intact sympathetic nervous system.
AuthorsMusab Hommos, Christine Sinkey, William G Haynes, Bradley S Dixon
JournalAmerican journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation (Am J Kidney Dis) Vol. 60 Issue 3 Pg. 444-8 (Sep 2012) ISSN: 1523-6838 [Electronic] United States
PMID22516683 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright © 2012 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Neurotransmitter Agents
  • Cyclosporine
  • Creatinine
  • Prednisone
Topics
  • Blood Chemical Analysis
  • Creatinine (blood)
  • Cyclosporine (therapeutic use)
  • Disease Progression
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Edema (diagnosis, drug therapy)
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Glomerulonephritis, Membranous (diagnosis, drug therapy)
  • Humans
  • Hypernatremia (diagnosis, drug therapy)
  • Kidney Function Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Nephrotic Syndrome (diagnosis, drug therapy)
  • Neurotransmitter Agents (metabolism)
  • Prednisone (therapeutic use)
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome

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