Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis due to Phenytoin: Case Report
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Nephrology - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis (ATIN) is an acute kidney injury (AKI) resulting from damage to the tubulointerstitial tissue due to infection, trauma, or use of medication. It is clinically non-specific.
Authors and Affiliations
NL Bresolin, P Docusse, MBC Shiozawa, MR de Brito Moreira, NG Silveira
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