2013
A 7-year-old boy with renal insufficiency and proteinuria after stem cell transplant for T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Goodwin JE, Palmer M, Pashankar F, Tufro A, Moeckel G. A 7-year-old boy with renal insufficiency and proteinuria after stem cell transplant for T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Clinical Nephrology 2013, 82: 205-210. PMID: 23391318, PMCID: PMC6990651, DOI: 10.5414/cn107767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell transplantHematopoietic stem cell transplantCell transplantRenal insufficiencyKidney biopsyPediatric patientsNephrotic syndromeExtensive foot process effacementAbnormal lymphocyte responsesT-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaChronic kidney diseaseChronic interstitial nephritisAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaPre-conditioning regimensFoot process effacementHost diseaseImmunosuppressive therapyRenal failureInterstitial nephritisLymphocyte responsesCommon sequelaeInterstitial infiltratesProphylactic medicationKidney diseaseLikely multifactorial
2010
Hematuria and Decreased Kidney Function as Initial Signs of Acute B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Seo-Mayer P, Kenney B, McNamara J, Stein J, Moeckel GW. Hematuria and Decreased Kidney Function as Initial Signs of Acute B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2010, 56: 1001-1005. PMID: 20599308, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaKidney biopsy specimenKidney functionLymphoblastic leukemiaAcute B-cell lymphoblastic leukemiaSmall round blue cellsB-cell lymphoblastic leukemiaInitial presenting signRound blue cellsExtensive retroperitoneal lymphadenopathySignificant nuclear atypiaInduction chemotherapyInitial manifestationRetroperitoneal lymphadenopathyBilateral nephromegalyPresenting signImmunohistochemical workupInterstitial infiltratesBiopsy specimenNuclear atypiaComputed tomographyPositive stainingUnusual caseTerminal deoxynucleotidyl transferaseInitial signs