ACUTE INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS - CORRELATIONS BETWEEN CLINICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL FINDINGS

  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 14  (6) , 263-273
Abstract
The clinical and morphological findings in 30 cases of acute interstitial nephritis were compared to find possible correlations. Patchy and/or incompletely diffuse interstitial infiltration was considered a milder form of the disease, the prognosis of which was significantly better than that of diffuse disease (P < 0.01, Wilcoxon test). The prognosis was significantly poorer when acute renal failure persisted for 3 wk or more (P < 0.01, Wilcoxon test). Serum creatinine values served as a criterion for evaluating the course and prognosis of the disease. The patients were assigned to 1 of 4 prognosis groups.

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