Thrombotic nephropathy and pulmonary hypertension following autologous bone marrow transplantation in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: case report

A Perkowska-Ptasinska; A Sulikowska-Rowinska; J Pazik; E Komuda-Leszek; M Durlik

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.12.040

Thrombotic nephropathy and pulmonary hypertension following autologous bone marrow transplantation in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: case report

Transplant Proc. 2006 Jan-Feb;38(1):295-6. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.12.040.

Authors

A Perkowska-Ptasinska¹, A Sulikowska-Rowinska, J Pazik, E Komuda-Leszek, M Durlik

Affiliation

¹ Department of Transplantation Medicine and Nephrology, Transplantation Institute, Warsaw Medical University, Nowogrodzka 59, 02-006 Warsaw, Poland. [email protected]

PMID: 16504729
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.12.040

Abstract

Thrombotic microangiopathy is a severe and life-threatening complication following allogeneic or autologous bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Herein we describe a case of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia with progressive renal failure and pulmonary hypertension subsequent to autologous BMT due to acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
Bone Marrow Transplantation / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology*
Kidney Diseases / etiology*
Middle Aged
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / drug therapy
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / surgery*
Syndrome
Thrombosis / etiology*
Transplantation, Autologous / adverse effects