Intra-abdominal hypertension as a cause of oliguric acute kidney injury in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Abstract EN

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a well-known complication in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

It could occur via diverse mechanisms such as leukemic infil- tration, extrarenal obstruction, tumor lysis syndrome, glomerular diseases, and medication side effects.

The incidence of kidney disease at the diagnosis of CLL is about 10%.

We report a case of AKI, in a patient with a known history of CLL, due to abdominal compartment syndrome, caused by extremely enlarged intra-abdominal lymph masses.

To the best of our knowledge, no case of AKI due to such cause has been reported so far.