Renal vascular lesions after chemotherapy with vinblastine, bleomycin, and cisplatin

Am J Med. 1982 Sep;73(3):429-33. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(82)90748-3.

Abstract

A 30 year old man with metastatic embryonal carcinoma became hypertensive during vinblastine, bleomycin, and cisplatin therapy. Three months after completion of therapy, accelerated hypertension occurred (blood pressure 210/140 mm Hg). Nitroprusside failed to control the hypertension, but captopril resulted in a prompt and sustained normalization of the blood pressure. The plasma renin activity was markedly elevated before therapy. Renal biopsy disclosed "onionskin" narrowing of the interlobular arteries and fibrin thrombosis of a majority of the afferent arterioles. A form of drug-induced renovascular hypertension is suggested.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bleomycin / adverse effects*
  • Captopril / therapeutic use
  • Cisplatin / adverse effects*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Renovascular / chemically induced
  • Hypertension, Renovascular / drug therapy
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Kidney Diseases / chemically induced
  • Kidney Diseases / pathology
  • Male
  • Renal Artery Obstruction / chemically induced*
  • Testicular Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Vinblastine / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Bleomycin
  • Vinblastine
  • Captopril
  • Cisplatin