Early steroid treatment improves the recovery of renal function in patients with drug-induced acute interstitial nephritis

Kidney International

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 940-946

  Gonzalez E ^a   Gutierrez E ^a   Galeano, C ^b   Chevia, C ^c   De Sequera, P ^d   Bernis, C ^e   Parra, E G ^f   Delgado, R ^g   Sanz, M ^h   Ortiz, M ⁱ   Goicoechea, M ^j   Quereda, C ^b   Olea, T ^c   Bouarich, H ^d   Hernandez Y ^e   Segovia, B ^a   Praga, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^f Hospital del Aire   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL RUBER INTERNACIONAL   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Drug nephrotoxicity; Eosinophilia; Interstitial fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CREATININE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPY DELAY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 41449103421     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002776     Document Type: Article

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