Levofloxacin-induced interstitial nephritis and vasculitis in an elderly woman

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 726-727

  Zaigraykin, Natalia ^a,b   Kovalev, Julia ^a,b   Elias, Nizar ^a,b   Naschitz, Jochanan E ^a,b  

^a BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Levofloxacin; Nephritis; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PREDNISONE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG ALVEOLITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEPSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASCULITIS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; NEPHRITIS, INTERSTITIAL; OFLOXACIN; PURPURA; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VASCULITIS;

EID: 33750698623     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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