Dialysis as a treatment option for a patient with normal kidney function and familial tumoral calcinosis due to a compound heterozygous FGF23 mutation

PT Goldenstein, PD Neves, BE Balbo, RM Elias… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
PT Goldenstein, PD Neves, BE Balbo, RM Elias, AC Pereira, LF Onuchic, H Jüppner…
American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2018Elsevier
Primary tumoral calcinosis is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by ectopic
calcified tumoral masses. Mutations in 3 genes (GALNT3, FGF23, and KL) have been linked
to this human disorder. We describe a case of a 28-year-old man with a history of painful firm
masses over his right and left gluteal region, right clavicle region, knees, and left elbow.
Biochemical analysis disclosed hyperphosphatemia (phosphate, 9.0 mg/dL) and
normocalcemia (calcium, 4.8 mg/dL), with normal kidney function and fractional excretion of …
Primary tumoral calcinosis is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by ectopic calcified tumoral masses. Mutations in 3 genes (GALNT3, FGF23, and KL) have been linked to this human disorder. We describe a case of a 28-year-old man with a history of painful firm masses over his right and left gluteal region, right clavicle region, knees, and left elbow. Biochemical analysis disclosed hyperphosphatemia (phosphate, 9.0 mg/dL) and normocalcemia (calcium, 4.8 mg/dL), with normal kidney function and fractional excretion of phosphate of 3%. Parathyroid hormone was suppressed (15 pg/mL), associated with a low-normal 25-hydroxyvitamin D (26 ng/mL) concentration but high 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D concentration (92 pg/mL). Serum intact FGF-23 (fibroblast growth factor 23) was undetectable. Genetic analysis revealed tumoral calcinosis due to a compound heterozygous mutation in FGF23, c.201G>C (p.Gln67His) and c.466C>T (p.Gln156*). Due to lack of other treatment options and because the patient was facing severe vascular complications, we initiated a daily hemodialysis program even in the setting of normal kidney function. This unusual therapeutic option successful controlled hyperphosphatemia and reduced metastatic tumoral lesions. This is a report of a new mutation in FGF23 in which dialysis was an effective treatment option for tumoral calcinosis with normal kidney function.
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