[Acute immuno-allergic interstitial nephritis after treatment with fluindione. Seven cases]

Nephrol Ther. 2009 Jul;5(4):292-8. doi: 10.1016/j.nephro.2009.01.008. Epub 2009 Apr 7.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report seven cases of patients treated with fluindione, who presented with acute renal failure, associated with clinical features of allergy: poor status, fever, dyspnea, lymphadenopathy and erythroderma. All patients had elevated eosinophil counts. Renal biopsy disclosed in all cases a tubulo-interstitial nephritis with or without granuloma. The responsibility of fluindione, an oral anticoagulant widely used in France could be demonstrated. To our knowledge, there are only three reports of single cases of acute renal failure related to fluindione published so far to date. This serious side effect of fluindione should be recognized.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury / chemically induced*
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anticoagulants / adverse effects*
  • Drug Hypersensitivity / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nephritis, Interstitial / chemically induced
  • Nephritis, Interstitial / immunology*
  • Nephritis, Interstitial / pathology*
  • Phenindione / adverse effects
  • Phenindione / analogs & derivatives*

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Phenindione
  • fluindione