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Abstract Background and Aims The combined of cyclophosphamide, thalidomide and dexamethasone (CTD) haven’t reported in treatment of LCDD, and how the renal pathologic injury changes after treatment is still unknown. Method Here we descript a LCDD patients who undergone repeated renal biopsy after treatment. Results We report a 56-year-old woman presented with nephrotic syndrome, impaired renal function, and serum M-protein of IgG lambda. First renal biopsy showed severe nodular glomerulosclerosis with single lambda light chain linear deposit along GBM. The patient treated with 14 cycles CTD regimen, and reached the complete hematologic response and renal response. At the 29 months of follow up, the repeated biopsy showed the glomerular nodular sclerosis attenuated significantly, only trace granular electron-dense deposits along inner side of GBM.(Details in figure 1: The pathological findings of the first (A-D) and second (E-H) renal biopsy.) Conclusion This case highlights the hematologic response not only can improve the renal function, but also alleviate the renal nodular sclerosis. And the low-cost regimen, CTD, maybe a good choice.

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