#2659 Clinical characteristics of patients with minimal change disease (MCD) that evolved to focal sclerosing glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)

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Abstract Background and Aims Minimal change disease (MCD) and focal sclerosing glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) are both podocytopathies and are possibly diseases that lie on a similar spectrum with FSGS being the severe form. We aim to describe the clinical and laboratory parameters along with treatment and outcomes of MCD that were found to be FSGS on repeated biopsy. Method All patients who had undergone renal biopsy in Hospital Serdang and had documented diagnosis of FSGS from January 2007 until December 2022 were identified. Data was collected and analysed using SPSS version 17. Results were expressed in mean ± standard deviation (SD) unless stated otherwise. Results Total minimal change disease were 70 patients. A total of 14 were identified as FSGS on repeated biopsy. At time of biopsy, all patients presented as relapse in nephrotic syndrome (NS). Mean age of diagnosis was 18 years for MCD while mean age of FSGS diagnosis was 23.8 years. 11 were males and two patients had positive family history of kidney disease while 10 had some form of haematuria. All patients were on steroids with 4 of them developing steroid resistance. 11 patients were on second line agents either due to steroid resistance or toxicity. Majority of patients were on azathioprine followed by cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil. Mean follow up was 5.7 years. Those with MCD had higher platelet (mean 462) and total cholesterol (mean 14.2) values at diagnosis of FSGS. Mean relapse after diagnosis of FSGS was 2.2 episodes. (Patients remain in remission for 31 months before relapsing) As of December 2022, 9(65%) patients had normal kidney function, 2 end stage renal disease on dialysis while 3 CKD V had passed away due to acute coronary syndrome. Conclusion Minimal change disease is part of a spectrum podocytopathies along with FSGS. Those with frequent relapses in MCD, older children with nephrotic syndrome and those with presence of haematuria may be warranted for a repeated biopsy to rule out evolution to FSGS.