@article{11674, keywords = {Acute Kidney Injury, Adult, Dapsone, Drug Hypersensitivity, Drug Therapy, Combination, Humans, leprosy, Male, Nephritis, Interstitial, Rifampin}, author = {Dedhia N M and Almeida A F and Khanna U B and Mittal B V and Acharya V M}, title = {Acute renal failure--a complication of new multidrug regimen for treatment of leprosy.}, abstract = {

A leprosy patient who developed acute renal failure on multidrug therapy is reported. The patient had initially received a once-weekly dose of rifampin and after he had stopped taking the drug for a time, was given rifampin on a once-monthly dose schedule. He recovered completely from his acute renal failure. Kidney biopsy showed interstitial nephritis with mononuclear and eosinophilic cellular infiltrates.

}, year = {1986}, journal = {International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association}, volume = {54}, pages = {380-2}, month = {1986 Sep}, issn = {0148-916X}, language = {eng}, }