Successful Treatment of Renal Infiltration Complicated by Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in a Leukemic Child.
- Özmen, Ö E
- Alici, N
- Topuz, B
- Akgül, M
- Akkuzu, E
- Akdemir, Ö
- Buyan, N
- Göral, S
- Kaya, Z
DOIAbstract
Renal infiltration in children with acute leukemia has been reported previously; however, it has rarely been described in association with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). We present a case of 9-year-old boy who developed life-threatening aHUS in the 1st week of Burkitt leukemia/lymphoma diagnosis with renal infiltration. Complete resolution of aHUS was achieved after therapeutic plasma exchange. This is an uncommon complication of Burkitt leukemia/lymphoma in a pediatric case
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