A case of acute interstitial nephritis associated with cimetidine therapy.
- Author:
Young Ok KIM
1
;
Seung Kyu LEE
;
Sun Ae YOON
;
Byung Kee BANG
;
Soon Hwa HONG
;
Byung Hwa HA
;
Bong Soo LEE
;
Eun Jung LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acute interstitial nephritis;
Acute renal failure;
Cimetidine
- MeSH:
Acute Kidney Injury;
Adult;
Biopsy;
Cimetidine*;
Creatinine;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Female;
Hematuria;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Lymphocytes;
Nausea;
Nephritis, Interstitial*;
Proteinuria;
Pyelonephritis;
Urinalysis
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
1999;57(5):941-945
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Although cimetidine causes a transient rise in serum creatinine without reduction of renal function, acute renal failure due to acute interstitial nephritis is rare in patients after cimetidine treatment. We here present a case of acute renal failure and acute interstitial nephritis that occurred during cimetidine treatment. A 38-year old woman was referred to our hospital because of nausea and general weakness. She had been taking cimetidine for 3 weeks because of epigasric discomfort. On admission, serum creatinine was 3.9 mg/dL and urinalysis showed mild proteinuria and hematuria. There was no history of pyelonephritis, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, toxin exposure. Renal biopsy showed severe interstitial infiltration of lymphocytes without definite glomerular change. After withdrawal of cimetidine, renal function completely recovered.
