title: Hydatid disease and tubulointerstitial nephritis.
abstract: Hydatid disease of the kidney is rare, particularly in the isolated form, and tubulointerstitial nephritis is an extremely uncommon manifestation of renal hydatidosis. Here is the report of a patient with isolated renal hydatid disease who presented with acute renal failure secondary to tubulointerstitial nephritis. The patient responded to the combination of albendazole, corticosteroids and total nephrectomy.
authors.affiliation: Aliasghar Children's Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. anickavar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Azar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nickavar
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole