Interstitial nephritis is common with?: (A) NSAID, (B) Blackwater fever, (C) Rhabdomyolysis, (D) Tumor lysis syndrome
Answer is A. Choices B, C, D lead to acute tubular necrosis and hence by exclusion the answer is A. Causes of Acute Interstitial Nephritis Drugs like beta-lactams, quinolones, NSAID, COX-2 inhibitors, phenytoin, valproate Infections like streptococcus, staphylococcus Connective tissue disorders like SLE, Sjogren Light chain nephropathy Urate nephropathy Causes of Chronic Interstitial Nephritis V.U.R Sickle cell disease Hypokalemic nephropathy