Breif Report
Tularemia Complicated by Acute Renal Failure
Abstract
SUMMARYAcute renal failure has been a rare, uniformly fatal complication of infection with Francisella tularensis. The literature suggests that either acute tubular necrosis, interstitial nephritis, or glomerulonephritis may be responsible for this syndrome. We have described a patient with tularemia who had nonoliguric acute renal failure probably due to interstitial nephritis and who recovered slowly but spontaneously during antimicrobial therapy with doxycycline.This content is limited to qualifying members.
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