Acute Renal Failure due to Leukaemic Infiltration in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia

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2015-01-01Author
KAYAR, YusufEKINCI, Iskender
Bay, Ilker
KAYAR, Nuket Bayram
HAMDARD, Jamshid
Kazancioglu, RÜMEYZA
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a variety of chronic
lymphoproliferative disorders. It is characterized by a progressive accumulation of monoclonal incompetent lymphocytes and is similar to peripheral B-cell neoplasm small
lymphocytic lymphoma [1]. Although leukaemic infiltration
of the kidney is relatively common in CLL, acute renal failure
(ARF) due to leukaemic infiltration is extremely rare [2].
Herein, we report a patient who presented with ARF caused
by leukaemic infiltration of the kidneys in previously nonexistent CLL and was treated with chemotherapy successfully