title: [Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria presenting as acute renal failure].
abstract: We report a patient who developed acute renal failure at the first severe hemolytic crisis associated to paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. The associated histologic findings on electron microscopy and immunofluorescence are discussed as an insight to possible pathogenic mechanisms.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andresen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Méndez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lira
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zúñiga
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D006457:Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Hemoglobinuria paroxística nocturna: insuficiencia renal aguda como forma de presentación.