title: Precursor B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia as a cause of a bilateral nephromegaly.
abstract: Nephromegaly and non-oliguric acute renal failure is an unusual manifestation of lymphoblastic infiltration of the kidneys. We report the clinical history of a female child where a precursor B-cell lymphoblastic proliferation was diagnosed at the age of 21 months by a surgical renal biopsy for an unexplained bilateral nephromegaly. Lymphoblastic infiltration should be suspected in any patient presenting with unexplained renal failure and enlarged kidneys. The importance of renal biopsy to identify the etiology of renal failure and nephromegaly is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, 11 Ivan Geshov Boulevard, 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria. boueva@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Anelia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boueva
authors.forename: Raymonde
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bouvier
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D001706:Biopsy; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D017254:Leukemic Infiltration; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging