Kidney biopsy confirmed 24% of clinical diagnoses of acute interstitial nephritis and 57% of acute tubular injury diagnoses, ...

Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) is an immunologically mediated condition that represents a significant cause of acute kidney injury (AKI). It is characterised by diffuse inflammatory infiltrates ...

Researchers from both Johns Hopkins Medicine and Yale University collaborated on the development and application of a diagnostic model to detect acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) in patients, which ...

Steroid treatment of acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) leads to greater improvement in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and fewer patients progressing to end-stage renal disease (ESRD), ...

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have transformed treatment for many types of cancer. In some patients, however, ICIs are ...

Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) is often caused by an allergic reaction to a medication; it can also be associated with autoimmune conditions and with various infections. Most causes of AIN seem to ...

The search for a better biomarker than creatine for acute kidney injury (AKI) has been “long and elusive.” However, could researchers be on the right path now? “The thinking is moving away from trying ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The patient was a recent kidney transplant recipient with recurring infection. E. coli was consistently ...

Acute kidney injury is a known complication in patients receiving immunotherapy, but the reported incidence in clinical trials is only 2%-3% of patients. A higher incidence (up to 17%) has been ...

How would you summarize your study for a lay audience? Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are a class of immunotherapy that have revolutionized the treatment of cancer. However, they can cause a wide ...

A recent study posted to medRxiv* preprint server reported a novel form of post-acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) syndrome in children. Study: Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis with or ...

An easy-to-use nomogram accurately predicts which patients with lupus nephritis have IFTA. Investigators have created a nomogram that predicts the probability of interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy ...