Oral acyclovir induced hypokalemia and acute tubular necrosis a case report

Oral acyclovir induced hypokalemia and acute tubular necrosis a case report

Abstract Background Acyclovir is one of the most common prescribed antiviral drugs. Acyclovir nephrotoxicity occurs in approximately 12–48% of cases. It can present in clinical practice as acute kidney injury (AKI), crystal-induced nephropathy, acute tubulointerstitial nephritis, and rarely, as tubu...

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Main Authors: Jonathan S. Chávez-Iñiguez, Ramón Medina-Gonzalez, Lilia Aguilar-Parra, Eduardo J. Torres-Vázquez, Pablo Maggiani-Aguilera, Enrique Cervantes-Pérez, Guillermo García-García
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
AKI
Acyclovir
Hypokalemia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-1121-0

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