An autopsy case that manifested no convincing histological changes of severe renal failure after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

A 48-year-old Japanese woman, who had been diagnosed with smoldering adult T-cell leukemia, was admitted to our hospital for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) because of an acute exacerbation of her disease. After myeloablative conditioning procedures, comprising cytarabine with cycloph...

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Published inCEN case reports Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 34 - 39
Main Authors Honda, Kosuke, Ando, Minoru, Tsubokura, Masaharu, Yamashita, Takuya, Akiyama, Hideki, Sakamaki, Hisashi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo Springer Japan 01.05.2014
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Summary:A 48-year-old Japanese woman, who had been diagnosed with smoldering adult T-cell leukemia, was admitted to our hospital for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) because of an acute exacerbation of her disease. After myeloablative conditioning procedures, comprising cytarabine with cyclophosphamide and total body irradiation, the HLA-matched unrelated bone marrow stem cells were infused (day 0). Her serum creatinine concentration, having been 0.6 mg/dL at baseline, began to increase from day 1 and was 2.3 mg/L on day 7. Hemodialysis was required to treat fluid overload and worsening uremia on days 8 and 9. On day 10, she presented with refractory hypotension and died due to multi-organ failure on day 12. Renal pathology at autopsy showed no specific histological changes to which her clinically severe acute kidney injury (AKI) was attributable. This case suggests that post-HSCT AKI is not necessarily accompanied by apparent renal histologic damage, even if it is clinically serious.
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ISSN:2192-4449
2192-4449
DOI:10.1007/s13730-013-0080-3