Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia presenting with acute renal failure: report of two cases.
Acute renal failure is a well-recognized complication of acute leukaemias. Howevcr, serious renal failure caused by leukaemic infiltration as a primary manifestation is unusual. Here we report two patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia presenting with acute renal failure due to leukaemic infiltration. The first patient died before the administration of specific therapy for leukaemia, whereas the second case recovered after chemotherapy. She was discharged without necessitating dialysis therapy.
Sengul
Erkan
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Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kocaeli, 41380, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Dervisoglu
Erkan
E
Kus
Evrim
E
Ciftci
Ercument
E
Ercin
Cengiz
C
Yilmaz
Ahmet
A
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents