Reversible renal failure in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. 2001

K M Chow, and F M Lai, and A Y Wang, and Y L Chan, and N L Tang, and P K Li
Departments of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, SAR, China.

A Chinese patient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) developed acute nonoliguric renal failure with intercurrent urinary tract infection and hemolysis. There was no evidence of renal vein thrombosis. Renal biopsy showed features of acute tubular necrosis (ATN) and hemosiderosis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed characteristic features of renal hemosiderosis. The patient was stabilized with temporary hemodialysis and intravenous fluid. The renal function fully recovered 3 weeks later. We review the literature and summarize the clinical features of this disease entity. To our knowledge, this case is the first to report such disorder with thorough investigation including concomitant diagnostic MRI imaging and renal biopsy.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007668 Kidney Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations. Kidneys
D007684 Kidney Tubules Long convoluted tubules in the nephrons. They collect filtrate from blood passing through the KIDNEY GLOMERULUS and process this filtrate into URINE. Each renal tubule consists of a BOWMAN CAPSULE; PROXIMAL KIDNEY TUBULE; LOOP OF HENLE; DISTAL KIDNEY TUBULE; and KIDNEY COLLECTING DUCT leading to the central cavity of the kidney (KIDNEY PELVIS) that connects to the URETER. Kidney Tubule,Tubule, Kidney,Tubules, Kidney
D008279 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques. Chemical Shift Imaging,MR Tomography,MRI Scans,MRI, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Image,Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional,Magnetization Transfer Contrast Imaging,NMR Imaging,NMR Tomography,Tomography, NMR,Tomography, Proton Spin,fMRI,Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Imaging, Chemical Shift,Proton Spin Tomography,Spin Echo Imaging,Steady-State Free Precession MRI,Tomography, MR,Zeugmatography,Chemical Shift Imagings,Echo Imaging, Spin,Echo Imagings, Spin,Functional MRI,Functional MRIs,Image, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, NMR,Imaging, Spin Echo,Imagings, Chemical Shift,Imagings, Spin Echo,MRI Scan,MRIs, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Images,Resonance Image, Magnetic,Scan, MRI,Scans, MRI,Shift Imaging, Chemical,Shift Imagings, Chemical,Spin Echo Imagings,Steady State Free Precession MRI
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009336 Necrosis The death of cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury or failure of the blood supply.
D003404 Creatinine Creatinine Sulfate Salt,Krebiozen,Salt, Creatinine Sulfate,Sulfate Salt, Creatinine
D005260 Female Females
D006457 Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal A condition characterized by the recurrence of HEMOGLOBINURIA caused by intravascular HEMOLYSIS. In cases occurring upon cold exposure (paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria), usually after infections, there is a circulating antibody which is also a cold hemolysin. In cases occurring during or after sleep (paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria), the clonal hematopoietic stem cells exhibit a global deficiency of cell membrane proteins. Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria,Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria,Marchiafava-Micheli Syndrome,Paroxysmal Hemoglobinuria,Paroxysmal Hemoglobinuria, Cold,Paroxysmal Hemoglobinuria, Nocturnal,Cold Paroxysmal Hemoglobinuria,Hemoglobinuria, Cold Paroxysmal,Hemoglobinuria, Nocturnal Paroxysmal,Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal Cold,Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal Nocturnal,Marchiafava Micheli Syndrome,Nocturnal Paroxysmal Hemoglobinuria,Syndrome, Marchiafava-Micheli
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014552 Urinary Tract Infections Inflammatory responses of the epithelium of the URINARY TRACT to microbial invasions. They are often bacterial infections with associated BACTERIURIA and PYURIA. Infection, Urinary Tract,Infections, Urinary Tract,Tract Infection, Urinary,Tract Infections, Urinary,Urinary Tract Infection

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