Autopsy diagnosis of endemic Burkitt lymphoma as the primary etiology of acute renal failure in children

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-321

  Olowu, Wasiu A ^a   Adelusola, Kayode A ^a   Badmos, Kabir B ^a   Aina, Obafemi J A ^a   Faluyi, J O ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Atypical presentation; Children; Hypertension; Lymphoma; Oligoanuria

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PROTEINURIA;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOPSY; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; KIDNEY MEDULLA; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS;

EID: 20044363803     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010590935211     Document Type: Article

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