Acute interstitial nephritis during rifampicin therapy can be a paradoxical response: a case report

An 18-year-old Ethiopian woman presented with debilitating back pain and high fever. X-ray examinations showed diffuse pulmonary tuberculosis and a psoas abscess. After starting rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol and pyrazinamide, acute interstitial nephritis developed that spontaneously recovered. A...

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Main Authors: van der Meulen, Jan, de Jong, Gijs MT, Westenend, Pieter J
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2009
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Research article
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2827099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20181173
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-6643

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2827099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20181173
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-6643

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