一例以IgA肾病样改变和家族性心肌病为表现的法布里病诊断启示

Diagnostic insights from a case of Fabry disease presenting with IgA nephropathy-like changes and familial cardiomyopathy

  • 摘要: 患者男性,39岁,为独生子,因长期(20余年)少汗、蛋白尿(确诊IgA肾病后自行停药)及新发现的心脏显著肥厚于2026年1月29日入院,伴有间断腹泻史及可疑家族史(其母曾诊断为“肥厚型心肌病”并植入起搏器)。体格检查发现皮肤血管角化瘤,辅助检查提示肾功能损害、蛋白尿,超声心动图及心脏磁共振成像均显示左心室明显向心性肥厚伴左心室整体纵向应变(GLS)减低。基于多系统(神经、皮肤、肾脏、心脏)受累的线索,临床疑诊法布里病,经外周血酶学检查证实α-半乳糖苷酶A(GLA)活性降低、血浆脱乙酰基三己糖酰基鞘脂醇(Lyso-Gb3)升高,基因检测发现GLA基因存在新型移码突变c.204_205del (p.Phe69Hisfs*18)。对其母亲进行检测后确认携带同一突变,且存在更严重的心脏受累,从而修正了其母的长期误诊。本病例揭示了法布里病由于多系统表现碎片化而导致的长期漏诊与误诊,强调了对于不明原因左心室肥厚伴有心外表现及提示性家族史者进行特异性酶学和基因筛查的重要性;同时,新突变的发现丰富了该病的基因突变谱,并凸显了家族级联筛查在发现潜在患者及指导早期干预中的关键价值。

     

    Abstract: A 39-year-old male patient was admitted on 29 January 2026 due to long-term hypohidrosis (over 20 years), proteinuria (self-discontinuation of medication following IgA nephropathy diagnosis), and newly identified significant cardiac hypertrophy. The patient also had a history of intermittent diarrhea and a suspected family history (his mother had been diagnosed with “hypertrophic cardiomyopathy” and had a pacemaker implanted). Physical examination revealed cutaneous angiokeratomas. Laboratory tests indicated renal impairment and proteinuria, while echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging both showed pronounced concentric left ventricular hypertrophy with reduced global longitudinal strain (GLS). Based on the multisystem involvement (neurological, cutaneous, renal, and cardiac), Fabry disease was clinically suspected. Subsequent enzymatic testing confirmed significantly reduced α-galactosidase A (GLA) activity and markedly elevated plasma globotriaosylsphingosine (Lyso-Gb3) levels. Genetic analysis identified a novel frameshift mutation, c.204_205del (p.Phe69Hisfs*18), in the GLA gene. Genetic testing of the patient's mother confirmed that she carried the same mutation and had more severe cardiac involvement, thereby correcting her long-standing misdiagnosis. This case illustrates the chronic underdiagnosis and misdiagnosis of Fabry disease resulting from the fragmented interpretation of its multisystem manifestations. It underscores the critical importance of specific enzymatic and genetic screening in patients with unexplained left ventricular hypertrophy accompanied by extra-cardiac manifestations and a suggestive family history. Furthermore, the discovery of a novel mutation enriches the genetic spectrum of the disease and highlights the essential role of cascade family screening in identifying affected individuals and guiding early intervention.

     

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