Muhammad Saad Naseer, Raj Chand, Stefano Coppola, Adrian Abreo, Mukesh Sharma, Neeraj Singh
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Abstract
Renal phospholipidosis is a rare cause of proteinuria and kidney dysfunction. We describe a kidney transplant recipient who presented with slowly rising serum creatinine, nephrotic range proteinuria, and lower extremity edema 10 years post transplant. He was diagnosed with renal phospholipidosis on the transplant kidney biopsy. Patient did not have prior history or current symptoms or signs of Fabry disease. Serum α-galactosidase level was normal. The etiology was suspected to be due to chronic use of sertraline, a previously reported cause of drug-induced renal phospholipidosis. Sertraline was discontinued, and proteinuria declined with stabilization of kidney function at 6-months follow-up.