Causes of Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis

Causes of Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis

Cause

Examples

Medications*

Antibiotics

Beta-lactam antibiotics (the most common cause)

CiprofloxacinCiprofloxacin

EthambutolEthambutol

IndinavirIndinavir

IsoniazidIsoniazid

Macrolides

MinocyclineMinocycline

RifampinRifampin

TetracyclineTetracycline

Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazoleTrimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole

VancomycinVancomycin

Antiseizure medications

CarbamazepineCarbamazepine

PhenobarbitalPhenobarbital

PhenytoinPhenytoin

Valproate

Diuretics

BumetanideBumetanide

FurosemideFurosemide

Thiazides

TriamtereneTriamterene

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

DiclofenacDiclofenac

Fenoprofen Fenoprofen

IbuprofenIbuprofen

IndomethacinIndomethacin

NaproxenNaproxen

Other

AllopurinolAllopurinol

Aristolochic acid†

CaptoprilCaptopril

CimetidineCimetidine

Interferon alfa

LansoprazoleLansoprazole

MesalamineMesalamine

OmeprazoleOmeprazole

Ranitidine

Metabolic disorders

Hyperoxalaturia

Ethylene glycol poisoning

Hyperuricosuria

Tumor lysis syndrome

Renal parenchymal infection

Bacterial

Brucella species (brucellosis)

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Legionella species (Legionella infections)

Leptospira species (leptospirosis)

Mycobacterium species

Mycoplasma species

Rickettsia species

Salmonella species

Staphylococci

Streptococci

Treponema pallidum (syphilis)

Yersinia species

Fungal

Candida species

Parasitic

Toxoplasma gondii (toxoplasmosis)

Viral

Cytomegalovirus

Epstein-Barr virus

Hantavirus

Hepatitis C virus (acute and chronic)

HIV

Mumps

Polyomavirus

Other conditions

Idiopathic without and with uveitis

Immunologic

Anti-tubular basement membrane (anti-TBM) antibody-associated interstitial nephritis

Cryoglobulinemia

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Idiopathic hypocomplementemic interstitial nephritis

IgA nephropathy

IgG4-related tubulointerstitial nephritis‡

Renal transplant rejection

Sarcoidosis

Sjögren syndrome

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); rare

Neoplastic

Lymphoma

Myeloma

* Most common causative medications are listed; > 120 medications are implicated.

† Contained in some medicinal herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Yamaguchi Y, Kanetsuna Y, Honda K, et al: Characteristic tubulointerstitial nephritis in IgG4-related disease. Hum Pathol 43(4):536-549, 2012. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2011.06.002

* Most common causative medications are listed; > 120 medications are implicated.

† Contained in some medicinal herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Yamaguchi Y, Kanetsuna Y, Honda K, et al: Characteristic tubulointerstitial nephritis in IgG4-related disease. Hum Pathol 43(4):536-549, 2012. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2011.06.002