Diagnosaurus
Interstitial nephritis
Etiology
Acute
- Antibiotics: β-lactams, sulfa, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, tetracycline, vancomycin, rifampin, ethambutol
- NSAIDs
- Diuretics: thiazides, furosemide
- Other drugs: phenytoin, allopurinol, cimetidine
- Infections: Streptococcus, leptospirosis, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, histoplasmosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Legionella, Mycoplasma, Toxoplasma
- Immune: systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren’s syndrome, sarcoidosis, cryoglobulinemia
- Obstructive uropathy
- Vesicoureteral reflux (reflux nephropathy)
- Analgesic nephropathy
- Heavy metals: lead, cadmium, mercury, bismuth
- Multiple myeloma
- Gout
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Interstitial Nephritis." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114958/all/Interstitial_nephritis.
Zeiger RFR. Interstitial nephritis. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114958/all/Interstitial_nephritis. Accessed October 1, 2023.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Interstitial nephritis. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114958/all/Interstitial_nephritis
Zeiger RFR. Interstitial Nephritis [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2023 October 01]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114958/all/Interstitial_nephritis.
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