Two cases of acute renal failure associated with ticrynafen administration are reported. Both patients had received hydrochlorothiazide prior to the institution of ticrynafen therapy and were mildly hyperuricemic. Flank pain, oliguria, and azotemia developed after the institution of ticrynafen in both cases. Clinical and laboratory features were consistent with acute uric acid nephropathy in both patients. In addition, a newly formed collection of radiolucent material was found by intravenous urography in the renal pelvis of one of the patients. Both patients were treated with intravenous fluids and sodium bicarbonate. One of the patients received allopurinol as well. Complete recovery of renal function was observed in both patients. Ticrynafen-induced hyperuricosuria in these previously volume-depleted and hyperuricemic subjects is felt to have been responsible for intrarenal and extrarenal deposition of uric acid in our patients.
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Department for Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Technische Universität Dresden, Heart Centre Dresden, University Hospital, Dresden, Germany.
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Methods And Results: Overall, 685 patients with CS treated with VA-ECMO from 23 tertiary care centres in 7 countries were analysed (median age 57 [interquartile range 49-66] years, 542 [79.1%] male, median lactate 7.
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Gastroenterolgy, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, PAK.
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Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, People's Republic of China.
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School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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Methods: Design: Retrospective data-linkage cohort study.
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