title: Renal failure after treatment with interferon alpha 2b.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Groningen, Department of Internal Medicine, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W W H
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Roeloffzen
authors.forename: G A P
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Hospers
authors.forename: E G E
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: De Vries
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Navis
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins