Renal failure after treatment with interferon alpha 2b.
Although there has been considerable experience with interferons in the treatment of malignancy and viral illnesses, acute renal failure as a side-effect of interferon treatment has rarely been reported. We present the case of a patient who developed acute on chronic renal failure 16 months after the initiation of interferon alpha 2b for a metastatic carcinoid tumor.
Roeloffzen
W W H
WW
University Hospital Groningen, Department of Internal Medicine, The Netherlands.
Hospers
G A P
GA
De Vries
E G E
EG
Navis
G J
GJ
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000139:chemically induced*
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins