ALLERGIC INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS

Course overview

ALLERGIC INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS (AIN) IS THE MOST COMMON FORM OF ACUTE INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS. IT IS MOST OFTEN CAUSED BY EXPOSURE TO A DRUG. AIN IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH A SHARP DECLINE IN RENAL FUNCTION AND MAY BE RELATED TO PERMANENT RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. THIS ACTIVITY DISCUSSES THE ETIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, CLINICAL SYMPTOMATOLOGY AND OUTLINES THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH ALLERGIC INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS.