Table 1.
Clinical Features of Cocaine-Induced Acute Interstitial Nephritis.
| Authors (Year) | Alvarez et al (1999)2 | Decelle et al (2007)3 | Wojciechowski et al (2008)4 | Alfaro et al (2013)5 | Our Case (2013) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug | Cocaine | Cocaine | Cocaine | Cocaine | Cocaine |
| Sex | Male | Male | Male | Male | Male |
| Age (year) | 34 | 42 | 38 | 49 | 47 |
| Abdominal pain | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Oliguria | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Hematuria | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Proteinuria | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Eosinophiluria | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | 113 | 332 | 91 | 84 | 63 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | Admission: 1.0 Day 6: 12.5 |
Admission: 20.5 Day 9: 1.7 |
13 | 12.8 | Admission: 10.89 Day 3: 14.26 |
| Dialysis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Steroid | No | Yes (intravenous) | Yes (intravenous) | No | Yes (intravenous + oral) |
| Recovery kidney function | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |