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Acute interstitial nephritis associated with ondansetron
Olga Charnaya1, Elizabeth Goswami2
1Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. ocharna1@jhmi.edu.
Abstract:
A 16-year-old male presented with seizure to an outside hospital and was found to have severe kidney dysfunction of unknown chronicity. He had dilute urine throughout the hospitalization and a negative serological work-up for acute glomerulonephritis. Exposure history was notable for 1-2 doses of ibuprofen and ondansetron use for nausea for the 3-4 days prior to the admission. All prior medications were discontinued, and he was started on levetiracetam for seizure management. Kidney function markedly improved on hospital day 4, and a planned kidney biopsy was cancelled. Kidney function continued to normalize after discharge. He experienced nausea again 10 days after discharge and took another dose of ondansetron with increased creatinine noted 1 day later. After discontinuation of ondansetron, his kidney function returned to and has remained normal.
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