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Glomeruloesclerose e segmentar focal

Última revisão: 24 Sep 2025
Última atualização: 02 Apr 2024

Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • edema
  • urina espumosa
  • hipertensão
  • linhas de Muehrcke
  • xantelasma e xantoma
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • índice de massa corporal no 95º percentil ou maior
  • linfadenopatia
  • erupção cutânea
  • lesões orais
  • cicatriz da nefrectomia
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Fatores de risco

  • sexo masculino
  • raça negra
  • história familiar de GESF
  • abuso de heroína
  • uso de medicamentos causadores conhecidos
  • infecção viral crônica
  • rim solitário
  • doença renal preexistente
  • transplante de rim
  • isquemia renal aguda
  • obesidade
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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • ureia sérica
  • creatinina
  • taxa de filtração glomerular (TFG)
  • urinálise com microscopia
  • razão proteína/creatinina na urina
  • coleta de urina de 24 horas para dosagem de proteína
  • albumina sérica
  • perfil lipídico sérico
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Investigações a serem consideradas

  • ensaio de imunoadsorção enzimática (ELISA) sérico para HIV
  • contagem de CD4 e estudos de carga viral
  • reação em cadeia da polimerase do DNA do parvovírus
  • reação em cadeia da polimerase do DNA para citomegalovírus
  • sorologias de hepatites B e C
  • fator antinuclear, anti-DNA de fita dupla
  • eletroforese de proteínas séricas e urinárias
  • biópsia renal
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Algoritmo de tratamento

AGUDA

glomeruloesclerose segmentar focal (GESF) primária

glomeruloesclerose segmentar focal (GESF) secundária

Colaboradores

Autores

Manish Suneja, MD, FASN, FACP

Professor

Department of Internal Medicine

Division of Nephrology

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Iowa City

IA

Declarações

MS receives royalties from McGraw-Hill as an editor of the book DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination.

Agradecimentos

Dr Manish Suneja would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Divya Movva, a previous contributor to this topic.

Declarações

DM declares that she has no competing interests.

Revisores

Catherine Clase, BA, MB, MSC, FRCPC

Associate Professor

Nephrologist

McMaster University

Hamilton

Ontario

Canada

Declarações

CC declares that she has no competing interests.

Alain Meyrier, MD

Professor of Medicine

Universite Paris-Descartes

Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou

Paris

France

Disclosures

AM is an author of a reference cited in this topic.

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Key articles

Rosenberg AZ, Kopp JB. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 Mar 7;12(3):502-17.Full text  Abstract

Beaudreuil S, Lorenzo HK, Elias M, et al. Optimal management of primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in adults. Int J Nephrol Renovasc Dis. 2017 May 10;10:97-107.Full text  Abstract

Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes. KDIGO 2021 clinical practice guideline for the management of glomerular diseases. Oct 2021 [internet publication].Full text

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