Nefromegalia: forma de presentación infrecuente de leucemia linfoblástica en un paciente / Nephromegaly, as unusual presentation of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a infant
Arch. argent. pediatr
; 106(3): 263-265, jun. 2008. ilus
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in Spanish
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RESUMEN
La nefromegalia en un lactante puede responder a múltiples causas; las más destacadas son enfermedad renal poliquísticaautosómica recesiva, trombosis venosa renal, tesaurismosis, tumores renales, síndrome nefrótico congénito e infiltracióntumoral. La infiltración renal es relativamente frecuente en laleucemia linfoblástica aguda, pero la nefromegalia es una forma de presentación inusual en esta patología.Presentamos el caso de una paciente de 4 meses de edad, quienpresenta nefromegalia bilateral y pancitopenia. Se le realizadiagnóstico de leucemia linfoblástica aguda e inicia el tratamiento quimioterápico correspondiente
ABSTRACT
Nephromegaly in infancy may be due to several causes, being the most relevant renal polycystic autosomic recessive disease, venous renal thrombosis, deposit diseases, kidney tumors, nephrotic congenital syndrome and neoplasic infiltration. Although renal infiltration is relatively frecuent in acute lymphoblastic leukemia, nephromegaly is an unusual form of presentation in this pathology. The case of a four-year-old patient, who presents bilateral nephromegaly and pancytopenia, is presented. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia is diagnosed, initiating the corresponding chemotherapic treatment.
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Main subject:
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
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Kidney Diseases
Limits:
Infant
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Arch. argent. pediatr
Journal subject:
Pediatrics
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Argentina