Recurrent acute interstitial nephritis induced by azithromycin

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 965-966

  Soni, Neha ^a   Harrington, John W ^a,b   Weiss, Robert ^a   Chander, Praveen ^a   Vyas, Shefali ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute interstitial nephritis; Adolescent; Azithromycin; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFUROXIME; CLARITHROMYCIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; UREA; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URTICARIA; VOMITING; ACUTE DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NEPHRITIS, INTERSTITIAL; PREDNISONE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 16544365635     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000141753.41486.ff     Document Type: Article

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