Acute leukemia: an association with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

Pediatr Nephrol. 2003 Jul;18(7):703-5. doi: 10.1007/s00467-003-1119-z. Epub 2003 May 16.

Abstract

A 5-year-old boy was admitted for anemia, thrombocytopenia, and azotemia. Bone marrow examination demonstrated only erythroid hyperplasia, and he was diagnosed with an atypical form of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). He was treated with daily prednisolone, and hematological profiles and renal function normalized 1 month later. However, heavy proteinuria persisted, and renal biopsy findings were consistent with HUS. Four months later, pancytopenia developed with recurrence of azotemia, and a second bone marrow examination revealed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The remission of proteinuria with no recurrences of HUS after antileukemic treatment suggests that the HUS was associated with the ALL.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Marrow / pathology
  • Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / etiology*
  • Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / pathology
  • Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / therapy
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Kidney Function Tests
  • Kidney Glomerulus / pathology
  • Male
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications*
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / pathology
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / therapy