Analgesic nephropathy differential diagnosis

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Differential Diagnosis of Analgesic Nephropathy

Analgesic nephropathy should be differentiated with other disorders that cause papillary necrosis, such as:

• Diabetic nephropathy
• Renal crisis in sickle cell disease
• Pyelonephritis
• Obstructive uropathy
• Renal tuberculosis
• Alcohol-induced nephropathy
• Systemic vasculitis
• Renal vein thrombosis