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Acute interstitial nephritis not NSAID related


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NSAIDS (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) can cause interstitial nephritis. However, interstitial nephritis has other causes. See interstitial nephritis, also see analgesic nephropathy.


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Review Date: 09/13/2005
Reviewed By: Robert Mushnick, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate Health Center, Brooklyn, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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