All are causes of acute tubulointerstitial nephritis except:
Correct Answer: Down's syndrome
Description: Acute Tubulointerstitial Disorders
Therapeutic agents
Antibiotics (Beta-lactams, sulfonamides, quinolones, vancomycin, erythromycin, minocycline, rifampin, ethambutol, acyclovir)
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, COX-2 inhibitors
Diuretics (rarely thiazides, loop diuretics, triamterene)
Anticonvulsants (phenytoin, valproate, carbamazepine, phenobarbital)
Miscellaneous (proton pump inhibitors, H2 blockers, captopril, mesalazine, indinavir, allopurinol}
Infection
Bacteria (Streptococcus, Staphylococcus. Legionella. Salmonella. Brucella. Yersinia. Corynebacterium- diphtheria)
Viruses (EBV, CMV, hantavirus, polyomavirus, HIV)
Miscellaneous (Leptospira Rickettsia, Mycoplasma
Autoimmune
Tubulointerstitial nephritis with uveitis (TINU)
Sjögren's syndrome
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Granulomatous interstitial nephritis
lgG4-related systemic disease
Idiopathic autoimmune interstitial nephritis
Acute obstructive disorders
Light chain cast nephropathy ("myeloma kidney”)
Acute phosphate nephropathy
Acute urate nephropathy
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