Diphenylhydantoin-induced acute renal failure.
A case of acute renal failure developing at two separate times after the use of diphenylhydantoin is described. On both occasions the patient also had other manifestations of a hypersensitivity reaction and recovered normal renal function after the withdrawal of the drug and institution of corticosteroid therapy.
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000009:adverse effects*
D010672:Phenytoin