Acute lymphoblastic leukemia diagnosed by renal biopsy.
An 8-year-old boy who presented with recurrent attacks of acute non-oliguric renal failure is described. Hemograms were normal and the kidneys were not enlarged. A renal biopsy was done and diagnosis was acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The etiology of renal failure in leukemia is discussed.
D000208:Acute Disease; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male