Acute renal failure as presentation of a Burkitt's lymphoma.

I Castellano, M T Hernández, J R Gómez-Martino, A Covarsí, J Bergua, M A González

Journal: American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2001;36(6):E32

PMID: 11096060

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Abstract

Acute renal failure due to diffuse renal infiltration is rarely the presenting manifestation of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. We report a patient with acute renal failure secondary to diffuse bilateral renal infiltration by a Burkitt's lymphoma. The presence of bilateral renal enlargement, an elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and lymphopenia should suggest the diagnosis, which can be confirmed by renal biopsy.

Address: Division of Nephrology, the Department of Internal Medicine, the Hospital San Pedro de Alcántara, Cáceres, Spain. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2000.20960

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MeSH Terms: Acute Kidney Injury, Aged, Aortic Diseases, Bone Marrow, Burkitt Lymphoma, Embolism, Cholesterol, Female, Humans, Kidney, L-Lactate Dehydrogenase, Lymphopenia, Male