Hemolytic uremic syndrome and metastatic malignancy.

Abstract

We report a case of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) with advanced renal failure and metastatic adenocarcinoma of the prostate. The HUS rapidly improved after treatment with blood transfusions, Plasmanate infusions, aspirin and dipyridamole, and hemodialysis for uremia. No cancer chemotherapy was given. This case illustrates that, in adults, HUS may have an excellent prognosis even with advanced renal failure, and that the presence of metastatic cancer does not necessarily imply a relationship between the two diseases.

• Authors: J Milutinovic, S Irby, M Fisher
• Journal: Southern medical journal (South Med J) Vol. 75 Issue 11 Pg. 1409-11 (Nov 1982) ISSN: 0038-4348 [Print] United States
• PMID: 7146974 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Diethylstilbestrol

Topics

• Acute Kidney Injury (etiology, pathology)
• Adenocarcinoma (secondary)
• Blood Transfusion
• Diethylstilbestrol (therapeutic use)
• Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome (complications, therapy)
• Humans
• Male
• Microscopy, Electron
• Middle Aged
• Prognosis
• Prostatic Neoplasms (secondary)