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Case Reports
. 2008 Dec;29(12):1808-10.

Acute kidney injury secondary to lymphomatous infiltration and the role of kidney biopsy

Ahmed M Alkhunaizi  1 , Riyadh A Daabil, Mohammad F Dawamneh
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  • PMID: 19082238
Case Reports

Acute kidney injury secondary to lymphomatous infiltration and the role of kidney biopsy

Ahmed M Alkhunaizi et al. Saudi Med J. 2008 Dec.

Abstract

We report a 47-year-old male patient who developed acute kidney injury requiring hemodialysis, associated with massive enlargement of both kidneys. A part from intra-abdominal lymphadenopathy, there was no other organ or lymph node involvement. A kidney biopsy established the diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The patient received chemotherapy with good response. This case demonstrates that the kidney could be the primary organ involved in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. In addition, we have shown that renal biopsy is adequate to make a diagnosis of lymphoma without the need to do more invasive testing.

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