Acute tubulo-interstitiel nephritis associated with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presenting as acute renal failure.
Renal infiltration in malignant lymphomas may involve the interstitium but rarely causes acute renal failure. In this report, we describe a 59-year-old woman presenting with an acute renal failure due to bilateral diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin's infiltration of the kidneys.
Dede
Fatih
F
Department of Nephrology, Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. fatded@yahoo.com
Yilmaz
Bariş
B
Ayli
Deniz
D
Kayataş
Mansur
M
Atilgan
Gökhan
G
Caner
Sedat
S
Akyürek
Nalan
N
Odabaş
Ali Riza
AR
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome