Five-Year Follow-Up and Successful Kidney Transplantation in a Girl with a Severe Phenotype of Pierson Syndrome-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Five-Year Follow-Up and Successful Kidney Transplantation in a Girl with a Severe Phenotype of Pierson Syndrome

Published:2021 Issue:5 Volume:145 Page:579-584
ISSN:1660-8151
Container-title:Nephron
language:en
Short-container-title:Nephron

Author:

Sobieszczańska-Droździel Aleksandra,Grenda Ryszard,Lipska-Ziętkiewicz Beata Stefania^ORCID,Korolczuk Agnieszka,Jarmużek Wioletta,Sikora Przemyslaw^ORCID

Abstract

Pierson syndrome (PIERSS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by the combination of congenital nephrotic syndrome (CNS) and extrarenal symptoms including ocular malformations and neurodevelopmental deficits. PIERSS is caused by biallelic pathogenic variants in the LAMB2 gene leading to the defects of β2-laminin, the protein mainly expressed in the glomerular basement membrane, ocular structures, and neuromuscular junctions. Severe complications of PIERSS lead to the fatal outcome in early childhood in majority of the cases. We report a case of 5-year-old girl with severe phenotype of PIERSS caused by biallelic functional null variants of the LAMB2 gene. Due to consequences of CNS, the patient required bilateral nephrectomy and peritoneal dialysis since early infancy. The course was additionally complicated by tubulopathy, life-threatening infections, severe hypertension, erythropoietin-resistant anemia, generalized muscular hypotonia, neurogenic bladder, profound neurodevelopmental delay, epilepsy, gastrointestinal problems, secondary hypothyroidism, and necessity of repeated ocular surgery due to microcoria, cataract, and nystagmus. Due to multidisciplinary efforts, at the age of 4 years, the kidney transplantation was possible. Currently, the renal graft has an excellent function; however, the girl presents severe neurodevelopmental delay. The report presents a unique long-term follow-up of severe PIERSS with a few new phenotypical findings. It highlights the clinical problems and challenges in management of this rare condition.

Publisher

S. Karger AG

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