Mercaptoacetyltriglycine renal scan for the differential diagnosis of acute tubular necrosis and interstitial nephritis associated to vancomycin].
G K Gedik, F Yilmaz, B Kaya, P Ö Kara, O Sari
Selcuk University, Selcuklu Medical Faculty, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
Revista española de medicina nuclear e imagen molecular 2012 May-JunThe differential diagnosis of vancomycin associated renal toxicity includes acute tubular necrosis and interstitial nephritis. We report a case of vancomycin induced renal toxicity shown by Tc-99m mercaptoacetyltriglycine renal scan. Nephrotoxicity was evolved secondary to vancomycin used for treating a patient with meningitis. Tc-99m mercaptoacetyltriglycine renal scan may play a role in differentiation between acute tubular necrosis and tubulointerstitial nephritis of vancomycin associated renal toxicity and can facilitate the clinical decision making.
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G K Gedik, F Yilmaz, B Kaya, P Ö Kara, O Sari. Mercaptoacetyltriglycine renal scan for the differential diagnosis of acute tubular necrosis and interstitial nephritis associated to vancomycin]. Revista española de medicina nuclear e imagen molecular. 2012 May-Jun;31(3):155-7
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