title: [Nephromegaly: as unusual presentation of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in an infant].
abstract: Nephromegaly in infancy may be due to several causes, being the most relevant: renal polycystic autosomic recessive disease, venous renal thrombosis, deposit diseases, kidney tumors, nephrotic congenital syndrome and neoplastic infiltration. Although renal infiltration is relatively frequent in acute lymphoblastic leukemia, nephromegaly is an unusual form of presentation in this pathology. The case of a four-year-old patient, who presents bilateral nephromegaly and pancytopenia, is presented. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia is diagnosed, initiating the corresponding chemotherapic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Niños Dr. Pedro de Elizalde. andreamartins@intramed.net
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cairoli
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Domínguez
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Corina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Potasznik
authors.forename: Norma
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schenone
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000209:etiology; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*