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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2023; 15(01): 152-155
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1750068
Case Report

Bland Urine Sediment in a Child with Acute Kidney Injury

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  • Rajkumar Kundavaram

    1   Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

  • Tanya Sharma

    2   Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

  • Deepti Joshi

    2   Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

  • Amber Kumar

    1   Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

  • Shikha Malik

    1   Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

  • Girish C. Bhatt

    1   Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Abstract

Tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN) or acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) is a renal lesion characterized by inflammatory infiltrate limited to the renal interstitium and tubules. Three-fourths of the cases are drug induced, other causes being systemic and autoimmune diseases, and infections. Various drugs have been implicated, the most common being antibiotics such as β-lactams. Cephalosporins causing AIN have been reported uncommonly, particularly in children. Although renal biopsy confirms the diagnosis, urinalysis provides pertinent diagnostic clues against the backdrop of the clinico-laboratory profile. The presence of white blood cells, white cell casts, and red blood cells in urine sediment have been described in literature. However, a relatively normal urinalysis may be present in some cases and may pose a diagnostic challenge. We present a case of ceftriaxone-induced AIN in a child with bland urine sediment at initial presentation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of ceftriaxone-induced AIN in the pediatric age group.

Keywords

acute interstitial nephritis - acute kidney injury - drug induced - urine sediment

Authors' Contributions

R.K. and T.S. contributed to manuscript writing; G.B. and A.K. contributed to literature review, manuscript editing, clinical data acquisition; D.J. and S.M. contributed to manuscript review.




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