01186nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653002400059653001000083653001100093653001200104653000900116653001300125100001200138700001200150245010100162300001000263490000700273050003200280520063000312022001400942       1984                            d  c1984 Oct-Dec10aAcute Kidney Injury10aAdult10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aRifampin1 aKar H K1 aRoy R G00aReversible acute renal failure due to monthly administration of rifampicin in a leprosy patient.  a835-90 v56  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Special complications due to intermittent rifampicin administration have been well documented, specially for the treatment of tuberculosis. Multi-drug therapy recommended for the treatment of leprosy by W.H.O. (1982) advocates the administration of rifampicin at monthly interval and at this level of infrequent administration, complications linked with intermittent therapy are seldom noted. An adult male put on W.H.O. regimen for the treatment of lepromatous leprosy developed acute renal failure at the time of second and third monthly doses of rifampicin therapy, but recovered completely due to prompt treatment.</p>  a0254-9395