Analgesic nephropathy history and symptoms
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
History and Symptoms
| Finding | Proportion affected |
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| Headache | 35-100% |
| Pyuria | 50-100% |
| Anemia | 60-90% |
| Hypertension | 15-70% |
| Gastrointestinal symptoms | 40-60% |
| Urinary tract infection | 30-60% |
Common findings in patients with analgesic nephropathy include headache, anemia, high blood pressure (hypertension), and white blood cells in the urine (pyuria).[1] Some individuals with analgesic nephropathy may also have protein in their urine (proteinuria).[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Murray TG, Goldberg M (1978). "Analgesic-associated nephropathy in the U.S.A.: epidemiologic, clinical and pathogenetic features". Kidney Int. 13 (1): 64–71. PMID 713270. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Nanra RS, Stuart-Taylor J, de Leon AH, White KH (1978). "Analgesic nephropathy: etiology, clinical syndrome, and clinicopathologic correlations in Australia". Kidney Int. 13 (1): 79–92. PMID 362034. Unknown parameter
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