A review of nephrotic syndrome associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Four patients had the nephrotic syndrome and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), which may be pathogenetically related. Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis appears to be the most common glomerular lesion in patients with CLL. Available evidence suggests that nephrotic syndrome associated with CLL is often related to immune-complex disease. It is also possible that disorders of immunoglobulin production and cellular immunity contribute to renal disease in patients with CLL.
D000368:Aged; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex