title: [Acute kidney failure in infectious mononucleosis].
abstract: Overt renal disease is a rare complication of infectious mononucleosis (MI). In contrast, up to 16% of patients with MI have been shown to exhibit abnormalities in urinary sediment. Histological abnormalities--usually interstitial nephritis, and occasionally glomerular lesions--are rather common. Clinical symptoms include in rare cases isolated macrohematuria, occasionally a nephrotic or nephritic syndrome, and more commonly acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis, hepatorenal syndrome or acute interstitial nephritis. We report two observations of acute renal failure with a typically benign course and discuss these observations in the light of an updated literature survey of 34 patients.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik, Kantonsspital Luzern.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Ramelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marone
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Truniger
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D003348:Cortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000209:etiology; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D003348:Cortisone
vernacular_title: Akutes Nierenversagen bei infektiöser Mononukleose.