A rare case: childhood-onset C3 glomerulonephritis due to homozygous factor H deficiency

CEN Case Reports
Krisztina RusaiKlaus Arbeiter

Abstract

C3 glomerulopathy is a recently described pathological entity including dense deposit disease and C3 glomerulonephritis (C3GN). In some cases, C3 glomerulopathy is associated with defects or even complete deficiency of factor H. However, complete factor H deficiency among patients with C3GN is rare, and paediatric cases have not yet been described. Here, we report a child with homozygous factor H deficiency who presented with haematuria and minor proteinuria, together with undetectable plasma C3 levels, at the age of 10 years. Kidney biopsy demonstrated C3GN. Detailed complement analysis revealed complete factor H deficiency due to a homozygous CFH mutation. Furthermore, there was a complete deletion of CFHR-1/-3. During follow-up, the patient has had recurrent episodes of macro-haematuria and minor proteinuria, but during 4 years of follow-up, no deterioration of renal function has been observed. Mutations of factor H in C3GN have been described; however, complete CFH deficiency is rare in these patients. Furthermore, clinical presentation usually occurs in adulthood. Therefore, this case presents a rare manifestation of the disease and might contribute to the early detection of similar cases also in childhood.

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