Tubulointerstitial diseases of the kidney
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
These tubulointerstitial diseases of the kidney are characterized as renal diseases that involve tubules and/or the interstitium of the kidney and other glomeruli.
Causes
In alphabetical order [1] [2]
- Acute uric acid neuropathy
- Acute pyelonephritis
- Allopurinol
- Alpha-interferon
- Antibiotics
- Bacterial
- Chronic pyelonephritis
- Chronic urinary tract obstruction
- Cimetidine
- Cystin
- Cyclosporin
- Diuretics
- Fabry's Disease
- Fungal
- Gouty neuropathy
- Heavy metals
- Hypercalcemic nephropathy
- Hypokalemic nephropathy
- Hypoxaluria
- Lithium
- Nephrolithiasis
- NSAIDs
- Parasitic
- Phenytoin
- Rifampin
- Vesicouretral reflux