title: Rare case of spot diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome in a Saudi male.
abstract: A 26- year- old Saudi male school teacher presented with clinical features of nephrotic syndrome. Physical examination revealed loss of subcutaneous fat over the face and upper arms (partial lipodystrophy) and drusen in both eyes. The serum level of complement C3 was low, with normal C4. Renal biopsy revealed features consistent with membranoproliferative glomerulo- nephritis (MPGN) type II [Dense Deposit Disease (DDD)]. He was treated with prednisolone and mycophenolate mofetil with partial remission. He also received lipitor and lisinopril. The occurrence of partial lipo- dystrophy and drusen in a patient with nephrotic syndrome provides a rare clinical opportunity of making a bedside diagnosis of type II MPGN even before kidney biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. askakram@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Askar
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mushtaq
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Al Shuaibi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mustafa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bappu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000032:analysis; D015432:Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010808:Physical Examination; D015593:Retinal Drusen / Q000150:complications*; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D050151:Subcutaneous Fat
chemical_list: D003176:Complement C3