DIFFUSE INTERSTITIAL RENAL TUBERCULOSIS - AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF RENAL-FAILURE

  • 1 January 1981
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 50  (198) , 137-148
Abstract
Three immigrant patients are described with diffuse interstitial renal tuberculosis. Two had associated pulmonary tuberculosis; the 3rd had tuberculous peritonitis. Excretion urography gave no clue to the diagnosis. At the time of diagnosis by renal biopsy 2 patients had severe chronic renal failure. In 1 renal impairment had progressed during the course of anti-tuberculous treatment. The 3rd patient showed marked fluctuations in renal function; improvement appeared after corticosteroid therapy.