Acute kidney failure reveals primary renal non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Martin KlausThomas SitterJohn Michael HoppePublished in: BMJ case reports (2024)
A male patient in his 60s was admitted to our hospital with symptoms of dyspnoea, asthenia, diaphoresis and acute kidney failure. No tumour or infection was detected in initial screening. However, laboratory examination suggested that the acute kidney failure was due to an intrarenal cause, exhibiting a tubular injury pattern and indications of tumour lysis syndrome. Initial hydration therapy, paired with intravenous rasburicase, rapidly improved the kidney function. Unfortunately, the kidney function deteriorated once again, prompting a kidney biopsy that revealed an aggressive diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the kidney. The chemotherapy, comprised of R-CHOP scheme, led to a full recovery of the kidney function and complete remission of the lymphoma. Primary renal non-Hodgkin lymphoma without nodal manifestation is rare, and its pathophysiology is poorly understood. Therapy schemes can vary significantly between cases, relying primarily on non-renal-specific haemato-oncological guidelines. Therefore, further studies are needed to develop the best therapeutic approaches.
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