Relapsing steroid-responsive idiopathic acute interstitial nephritis.
A 49-year-old woman developed acute renal failure secondary to interstitial nephritis. Her clinical history, complementary studies and two renal biopsies could not establish the etiology. She showed signs of incomplete Fanconi syndrome. Treatment with corticosteroids was very effective, though she tended to relapse. We comment briefly on some aspects of idiopathic acute interstitial nephritis.
Enriquez
R
R
Nephrology Section, General Hospital, Elche, Spain.
Gonzalez
C
C
Cabezuelo
J B
JB
Lacueva
J
J
Ruiz
J A
JA
Tovar
J V
JV
Niembro
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E
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012008:Recurrence
D003404:Creatinine; D011241:Prednisone