Granulomatous interstitial nephritis: a rare diagnosis with an overlooked culprit.


Journal

BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
10 Aug 2019
Historique:
entrez: 12 8 2019
pubmed: 12 8 2019
medline: 31 1 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Granulomatous interstitial nephritis (GIN) is a rare entity identified in <1% of native kidney biopsies. The most frequent aetiology is drug-related, followed by systemic granulomatous conditions. Among drugs implicated in GIN, antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most frequent. We report the case of a 45-year-old white man referred to a nephrology consult due to chronic kidney disease. He had a history of arterial hypertension with 10 years of evolution, hyperuricaemia, medicated with allopurinol and NSAID abuse for at least 20 years. Urine sediment was blunt, without proteinuria. Renal ultrasound was normal. A kidney biopsy revealed well-defined epithelioid granulomas with glomerular wrinkling and collapse. Infectious and systemic conditions were excluded, favouring the hypothesis of drug-induced GIN, probably related to NSAIDs. Kidney biopsy remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of GIN. Facing a patient with renal failure without significant proteinuria or active sediment, one should look for causes of tubulointerstitial injury.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31401569
pii: 12/8/e229159
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-229159
pmc: PMC6700544
pii:
doi:

Substances chimiques

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal 0
Creatine MU72812GK0

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Informations de copyright

© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Competing interests: None declared.

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Auteurs

Ana Carolina Figueiredo (AC)

Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Coimbra, Portugal.

Luís Rodrigues (L)

Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Coimbra, Portugal.
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Coimbra, Portugal.

Vítor Sousa (V)

Anatomical Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Coimbra, Portugal.
Coimbra's Medical College, Coimbra, Portugal.

Rui Alves (R)

Nephrology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Coimbra, Portugal.
Nephrology Universitary Clinic, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Coimbra, Portugal.

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