| Literature DB >> 17183262 |
Mohammad Vaseemuddin1, Melvin M Schwartz, George Dunea, Mark A Kraus.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A 42-year-old man presenting with flank pain was found to have renal failure with severe hypocomplementemia and eosinophilia. INVESTIGATIONS: Physical examination, laboratory testing, renal ultrasonography, and renal biopsies. DIAGNOSIS: Acute immune-complex-mediated tubulointerstitial nephritis. MANAGEMENT: Immunosuppressive therapy with 1 mg/kg/day prednisone.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17183262 DOI: 10.1038/ncpneph0347
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Clin Pract Nephrol ISSN: 1745-8323