Glucocorticoids Induce Partial Remission of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis but Not Interstitial Nephritis in COVID-19 Acute Kidney Injury in an APOL1 Low-Risk Genotype White Patient

Piotr J. Nowak; Joanna Forycka; Natalia Cegielska; Karolina Harendarz; Małgorzata Wągrowska-Danilewicz; Marian Danilewicz; Tomasz Płoszaj; Maciej Borowiec; Rafał Wlazeł; Michał Nowicki

doi:10.12659/AJCR.933462

02 November 2021 : Case report Poland

Glucocorticoids Induce Partial Remission of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis but Not Interstitial Nephritis in COVID-19 Acute Kidney Injury in an APOL1 Low-Risk Genotype White Patient

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare coexistence of disease or pathology

Piotr J. Nowak^1ABCDEF*, Joanna Forycka^2BCEF, Natalia Cegielska^2BCEF, Karolina Harendarz^2BCEF, Małgorzata Wągrowska-Danilewicz^3BCD, Marian Danilewicz^4BCD, Tomasz Płoszaj^5BCD, Maciej Borowiec^5CDG, Rafał Wlazeł^6BCD, Michał Nowicki^1DEG

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.933462

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e933462

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Figure 3. The re-biopsy, ultrastructural examination revealed focal thickening of the glomerular basement membrane, and foot process effacement. No immune-type electron-dense deposits were identified (original magnification ×4000).

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Glucocorticoids Induce Partial Remission of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis but Not Interstitial Nephritis in COVID-19 Acute Kidney Injury in an APOL1 Low-Risk Genotype White Patient

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