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Acute renal failure as presentation of a Burkitt's lymphoma
I Castellano1, M T Hernández, J R Gómez-Martino
1Division of Nephrology, the Department of Internal Medicine, the Hospital San Pedro de Alcántara, Cáceres, Spain. jgomezmartinoa@senefro.org
Abstract:
Acute renal failure due to diffuse renal infiltration is rarely the presenting manifestation of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. We report a patient with acute renal failure secondary to diffuse bilateral renal infiltration by a Burkitt's lymphoma. The presence of bilateral renal enlargement, an elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and lymphopenia should suggest the diagnosis, which can be confirmed by renal biopsy.