Diminished bactericidal activity in megalocytic interstitial nephritis.
The first case of favorable evolution under conservative treatment for acute renal failure caused by megalocytic interstitial nephritis and the ongoing transitory impairment of the polymorphonuclear bactericidal ability are described. This case report has been included in a critical overview of the cases previously reported.
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology*; D010587:Phagocytosis; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000276:immunology