Flurbiprofen-associated acute tubulointerstitial nephritis.

Am J Nephrol

Department of Medicine, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland, Tex.

Published: November 1991

We report a case of biopsy-proven acute tubulointerstitial nephritis associated with a second course of flurbiprofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug of the propionic acid class. The clinical presentation and course was consistent with acute tubulointerstitial nephritis due to these agents.

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