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Acute kidney injury and acyclovir-associated encephalopathy after administration of valacyclovir in an elderly person with normal renal function: A case report and literature review

INTRODUCTION: Acyclovir (ACV)-associated encephalopathy is related to an increase in plasma levels of 9-carboxymethoxymethylguanine, an ACV metabolite, and is often reported in patients with renal dysfunction. We report a case of ACV-associated encephalopathy with rapid progression of renal dysfunct...

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Autores principales: Kenzaka, Tsuneaki, Sugimoto, Kazuma, Goda, Ken, Akita, Hozuka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8154488/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34032768
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000026147