BURKITT’S LYMPHOMA IN KIDNEY: A RARE ENTITY

Autor:	Omer Sabir, Arous Khaqan, Muhammad Riaz
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Kidney medicine.anatomical_structure immune system diseases business.industry hemic and lymphatic diseases Rare entity Medicine business medicine.disease Burkitt's lymphoma
Zdroj:	Pakistan Journal of Kidney Diseases. 5
ISSN:	2708-3020 2617-0329
DOI:	10.53778/pjkd5477
Popis:	Burkitt’s Lymphoma is an aggressive form of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, with higher incidence in children comprising 30% of pediatric lymphoma. The hallmark of which is a translocation involving c-MYC gene on chromosome 8. Burkitt’s Lymphoma comprises of 6.35% of all lymphoma cases in Pakistan, with male predominance. Lymphoma rarely presents as a primary pathology of acute kidney injury. Burkitt’s lymphoma in adult population is uncommon and few cases have been reported where Burkitt’s lymphoma presents as a cause of acute kidney injury. There are three epidemiological subtypes Endemic (African), sporadic (non-endemic) and immunodeficiency related. Sporadic cases dominate amongst others in Pakistan.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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