[Hemolytic uremic syndrome after bone marrow transplantation].

Abstract

One hundred and thirteen patients who underwent autologous or allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) were investigated for the subsequent development of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS developed in seven patients (four males and three females, five acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), one acute myelogenous leukemia, one non-Hodgkin's lymphoma) between 36-196 days after BMT. Four patients were recipients of autologous BMT and three were those of allogeneic BMT. Six patients were preconditioned with the regimens including fractionated total body irradiation (TBI). ALL and preconditioning regimen with TBI were suspected to be the risk factors for the development of HUS. Cyclosporin A (CSP) administration was discontinued in three patients who had been given CSP for graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis. Predonisolone was given to the three patients and plasma exchange was performed in one patient. Both hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia were resolved in virtually all patients, while creatinine elevation has persisted along with hypertension in one patient.

• Authors: A Arai, H Sakamaki, S Tanikawa, H Akiyama, Y Onozawa, R Okamoto, Y Maeda, T Sasaki, H Kaku, S Tsuzuki, S Takamoto
• Journal: [Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology (Rinsho Ketsueki) Vol. 39 Issue 6 Pg. 422-6 (Jun 1998) ISSN: 0485-1439 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 9695669 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Bone Marrow Transplantation (adverse effects)
• Child
• Female
• Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome (etiology)
• Humans
• Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute (therapy)
• Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin (therapy)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Postoperative Complications
• Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma (therapy)
• Transplantation, Autologous
• Transplantation, Homologous