Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6157351 | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Kidney injury is a complication of intravascular hemolysis associated with many forms of hemolytic disease. Reports of kidney biopsy findings in patients with hemolysis-related kidney injury have focused primarily on the accumulation of hemosiderin pigment within proximal tubular epithelial cells (hemosiderosis), a feature of chronic hemolysis. The nephrotoxic effects of hemoglobin include direct cytotoxicity to tubular cells, but hemoglobin also can precipitate in distal nephron segments, forming obstructive casts. We present a case of hemolysis-associated tubular injury, characterized by acute onset of intravascular hemolysis followed by acute kidney injury with acute tubular injury and abundant intratubular casts containing hemoglobin.
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Authors
Mazdak A. MD, Kammi J. MD, Anthony MD, Shane M. MBBCh,