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Spontaneous bilateral kidney rupture during autologous stem cell transplantation in a patient affected by amyloidosis
Michele Ferrannini1, Gisella Vischini1, Gottardo De Angelis2
1Nephrology and Dialysis Unit - S. Eugenio Hospital , Rome , Italy.
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|May 19, 2015
Abstract:
Kidney spontaneous rupture is not a recognized complication neither for amyloidosis nor of autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). A 46-year-old white woman, affected by nephrotic syndrome, was diagnosed as AL amyloidosis by renal biopsy. We report the singular case of a bilateral spontaneous kidney rupture during ASCT for AL with renal rescue.
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