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=== Clinic === | === Clinic === | ||
* Also known as tubulointerstitial [[nephritis]] | * Also known as tubulointerstitial [[nephritis]] | ||
* Renal interstitium participate in the fluid and electrolyte exchange as well as endocrine functions of | * It is inflammation of renal interstitium, which consists of a collection of cells, extracellular matrix, and fluid surrounding the renal tubules. | ||
* | * Renal interstitium participate in the fluid and electrolyte exchange as well as endocrine functions. | ||
=== Signs / Symptoms === | |||
* Fever is the most common, occurring in 30-50% of patients, particularly those with drug-induced interstitial nephritis. | |||
* Nausea, vomiting, fatigue, lack of appetite, and weight loss. | |||
* Flank pain, Pain with urination | |||
* Hematuria | |||
* [[Hypertension]] | |||
* Classic triad of symptoms: Rash + Arthralgia + Eosinophilila (5-10% of patients) | |||
=== Causes === | |||
* Dynamic: Infection | |||
* Static: Reaction to drugs such as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, or antibiotics | |||
=== Miasm === | === Miasm === | ||
[[HFRS, Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome|HFRS]] | [[HFRS, Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome|HFRS]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:46, 27 April 2023
Clinic
- Also known as tubulointerstitial nephritis
- It is inflammation of renal interstitium, which consists of a collection of cells, extracellular matrix, and fluid surrounding the renal tubules.
- Renal interstitium participate in the fluid and electrolyte exchange as well as endocrine functions.
Signs / Symptoms
- Fever is the most common, occurring in 30-50% of patients, particularly those with drug-induced interstitial nephritis.
- Nausea, vomiting, fatigue, lack of appetite, and weight loss.
- Flank pain, Pain with urination
- Hematuria
- Hypertension
- Classic triad of symptoms: Rash + Arthralgia + Eosinophilila (5-10% of patients)
Causes
- Dynamic: Infection
- Static: Reaction to drugs such as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, or antibiotics