Successful treatment of renal infiltration complicated by atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome in a leukemic child

Renal infiltration in children with acute leukemia has been reported previously; however, it has rarely been described in association with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). We present a case of 9-year-old boy who developed life-threatening aHUS in the 1st week of Burkitt leukemia/lymphoma d...

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Published in:Indian journal of nephrology 2018-09, Vol.28 (5), p.401-403
Main Authors: Ozmen, Ö, Alici, N, Topuz, B, Akgül, M, Akkuzu, E, Akdemir, Ö, Buyan, N, Göral, S, Kaya, Z
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anemia
Blood platelets
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Chemotherapy
Consent
Diagnosis
Laboratories
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Medical imaging
Nervous system
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Patients
Pediatric diseases
Pediatric research
Renal manifestations
Urinalysis
Urine
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Summary:Renal infiltration in children with acute leukemia has been reported previously; however, it has rarely been described in association with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). We present a case of 9-year-old boy who developed life-threatening aHUS in the 1st week of Burkitt leukemia/lymphoma diagnosis with renal infiltration. Complete resolution of aHUS was achieved after therapeutic plasma exchange. This is an uncommon complication of Burkitt leukemia/lymphoma in a pediatric case.
ISSN:0971-4065
1998-3662
DOI:10.4103/ijn.IJN_211_17