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Interstitial nephritis with reversible renal failure due to a copper-containing intrauterine contraceptive device
B Hocher1, F Keller, P H Krause
1Department of Medicine, Klinikum Steglitz, FU Berlin, FRG.
Nephron
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
A 41-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of renal failure requiring hemodialysis treatment. Renal biopsy revealed active chronic interstitial nephritis. Renal function nearly normalized after removal of a copper-containing intrauterine device (IUCD). We conclude that copper-IUCDs may lead to renal failure in women with copper allergy.