Aetiology of acute interstitial nephritis
The causes of acute interstitial nephritis include:
- idiopathic
- obstructive nephropathy
- drug hypersensitivity:
- all antibiotics, especially:
- penicillins
- cephalosporins
- sulphonamides
- aminoglycosides
- all diuretics
- all antibiotics, especially:
- all non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- infection:
- pyogenic
- leptospirosis
- brucella
- Hante virus haemorrhagic fever
- inflammatory/immunological:
- SLE
- Sjogren's syndrome
- sarcoid
- vasculitis
- malignant disease:
- myeloma kidney
- myeloma kidney
- metabolic:
- hypercalcaemia
- hypokalaemia
- urate nephropathy
Related pages
- Obstructive anuria
- Penicillins
- Cephalosporins and cephamycins
- Sulphonamides
- Aminoglycosides
- Diuretics
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- Acute pyelonephritis
- Leptospirosis
- Brucella
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- Sjogren's syndrome
- Sarcoidosis
- Vasculitis
- Multiple myeloma
- Hypercalcaemia
- Hypokalaemia
- Hyperuricaemic nephropathy
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