A Case of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Accompanied with Lactic Acidosis and Kidney Enlargement.
10.5045/kjh.2008.43.3.170
- Author:
Han Su CHO
1
;
Seung Oh CHOI
;
Dong Chun SEOL
;
Hyun Sung YOON
;
Young Il JO
;
Hong Ghi LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mlee@kuh.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia;
Lactic acidosis;
Leukemic infiltration;
Kidney enlargement;
Liver enlargement
- MeSH:
Acidosis, Lactic;
Adult;
Humans;
Kidney;
Leukemic Infiltration;
Liver;
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
- From:Korean Journal of Hematology
2008;43(3):170-173
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
There have been several reported cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia with severe lactic acidosis in adults. In these cases, kidney and liver enlargement that was caused by leukemic infiltration frequently accompanied the acute lymphoblastic leukemia and severe lactic acidosis. Chemotherapy is the only treatment that can rapidly correct the lactic acidosis and normalize the liver and kidney enlargement. We report here on a case of acute lymphoblastic leukemia that was accompanied with severe lactic acidosis and kidney enlargement.
