Valacyclovir-associated acute kidney injury.

James Kirkland, Pathmanathan Suganthan

BMJ case reports 2022 Jun 28

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A man in his 70s presented to hospital with an acute kidney injury. He recently had started taking valacyclovir for treatment of shingles. The valacyclovir was stopped and his acute kidney injury improved. Work-up for other causes of acute kidney injury was negative and he was diagnosed with valacyclovir-associated acute kidney injury. He was discharged home after four days in the hospital with improving renal function. © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2022. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.