Chapter 20: Kidney, part 2 Flashcards
1
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Features of polyomavirus nephropathy
A
- nuclear enlargement with intranuclear inclusions
- interstitial inflammation
2
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What is the underlying cause of acute drug-induced interstitial nephritis?
A
-likely a hypersensitivity reaction with the drugs acting as haptens that bind to a tubular component and become immunogenic
3
Q
What are the features of analgesic nephropathy
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- chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis
- renal papillary necrosis
4
Q
Conditions in which renal papillary necrosis is seen
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- analgesic nephropathy
- diabetes mellitus
- sickle cell disease
- urinary tract obstruction
- renal tuberculosis
5
Q
Features of chronic urate nephropathy
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-birefringent needle like crystals in tubules and/or interstitium
