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Amoxicillin-induced nephritis and tubulitis in a child
Pietro Ferrara1, Carmen M D'Aleo, Donato Rigante
1Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University, A. Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy. pietro.ferrara@mailcity.com
Urologia Internationalis
|July 8, 2003
Abstract:
The occurrence of interstitial nephritis in patients receiving antimicrobial therapy has frequently been reported in adults while it has rarely been described in children. We report the case of a patient treated with amoxicillin who presented hallucinations and serosanguineous blisters during treatment and developed renal failure a few days after discontinuation of the drug. On renal biopsy an interstitial nephritis with tubulitis was identified.