Acute interstitial nephritis and DRESS syndrome without eosinophilia associated with cefepime

BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Aug 3:2017:bcr2017221401. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221401.

Authors

Irfan Qadri¹, Xu Zeng², Ruifeng Guo³, Abhilash Koratala¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nephrology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
² Department of Nephropathology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
³ Department of Dermatopathology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: acute renal failure; drugs: infectious diseases.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects*
Cefepime
Cephalosporins / adverse effects*
Diagnosis, Differential
Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome / diagnosis*
Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome / drug therapy
Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome / etiology*
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nephritis, Interstitial / chemically induced*
Nephritis, Interstitial / diagnosis*
Nephritis, Interstitial / drug therapy
Prednisone / therapeutic use

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cephalosporins
Glucocorticoids
Cefepime
Prednisone