title: Acute interstitial nephritis induced bySolanum nigrum.
abstract: Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) is an important cause of reversible acute kidney injury and pathologically characterized by inflammatory infiltrate in the renal interstitium.Solanum nigrum(S. nigrum) is a medicinal plant member of the Solanaceae family. AlthoughS. nigrumhas been traditionally used to treat various ailments such as pain, inflammation, and fever, it has also been reported to have a toxic effect, resulting in anticholinergic symptoms. However, there have been no reports of AIN caused byS. nigrum. Here, we report the first case of biopsy-confirmed AIN after ingestion ofS. nigrum. The patient was successfully treated using corticosteroid therapy.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Sik
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Myung Woo
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Mi Rim
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Hwa
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Ju
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yeong Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: A Young
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang Young
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: In O
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Sun
keywords: Acute interstitial nephritis; Corticosteroid; Solanum