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Acute interstitial nephritis due to statin and its class effect
RA Annigeri1, RM Mani2
1 Department of Nephrology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Pathology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
R A Annigeri
Department of Nephrology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai - 600 006, Tamil Nadu
India
Recent reports indicate that statins can cause nephrotoxicity. However, the mechanisms of nephrotoxicity remain unclear. We report a case of acute kidney injury (AKI) in a 54-year-old man following the administration of atorvastatin Renal biopsy showed acute interstitial nephritis. Atorvastatin was withdrawn and he was treated with corticosteroid following which renal function recovered. When he was rechallenged with rosuvastatin 6 months later following an episode of acute myocardial infarction, he developed AKI again indicating class effect of statin for nephrotoxicity.
How to cite this article:
Annigeri R A, Mani R M. Acute interstitial nephritis due to statin and its class effect.Indian J Nephrol 2015;25:54-56
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Annigeri R A, Mani R M. Acute interstitial nephritis due to statin and its class effect. Indian J Nephrol [serial online] 2015 [cited 2023 Feb 6 ];25:54-56
Available from: https://www.indianjnephrol.org/article.asp?issn=0971-4065;year=2015;volume=25;issue=1;spage=54;epage=56;aulast=Annigeri;type=0 |
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