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. 2022 Oct 6;12(2):164–170. doi: 10.1007/s13730-022-00739-6

Table 3.

Summary of FSGS cases in acromegaly patients

Age/sex Baseline renal function Treatment Renal function at final follow-up References
46/M sCr 0.8 mg/dL Corticosteroid sCr 1.2 mg/dL [9]
UP 8.2–15.0 g/day Immunosuppressants UP 1.0 g/day
Surgical treatment
LDL adsorption
Somatostatin analogue
ACEi
53/M sCr 132 μmol/L Surgical treatment UP 2 +  [10]
UP 3 + ; 1.4 g/day ACEi
63/M sCr 130.4 μmol/L Corticosteroid sCr 80.0 μmol/L [11]
Surgical treatment UP 2.0 g/day
UP 9.1 g/day
64/M cCr 0.6 mg/dL Surgical treatment UP 513 mg/day* [12]
UP 967.3 mg/day* ARB
49/M sCr 61 μmol/L Corticosteroid sCr 76 μmol/L [13]
UP 6.29 g/day ARB, TAC, Tripterygium UP 2.85 g/day
Surgical treatment
74/M sCr 1.34 mg/dL Surgical treatment sCr 1.53 mg/dL Present case
UP 3.16 g/gCr ARB UP 0.7–1.0 g/gCr

M male, sCr serum creatinine, UP urinary protein, ACEi angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB angiotensin II receptor blocker, TAC tacrolimus

*Average of three examinations