All issues > Volume 33(8); 1990

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1990;33(8):1123-1128. Published online August 31, 1990.

A Case of Acute Interstitial Nephritis Associated with Yersinia Pseudotuberculosis Infection.

Keun Hee Chung¹, Yoo Mee Kim¹, Mee Won Kim¹, Soon Gi Kim¹, Moon Soo Park¹, Jin Keun Chang¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Han II Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Received: April 23, 1990;  Accepted: May 7, 1990.

Abstract

Authors recently experienced a case of acute interstitial nephritis associated with Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection in 10-8/12 year old boy, who was admitted to prolonged high fever. On 3rd hospital day, puffy face and oliguria were noted. BUN and serum creatinine rose to peak level, 94.1 mg/dl and 10.1 mg/dl, respectively on 7th hospital day. After then renal functions were normal- ized gradually without specific treatment. Agglutination antibody titer against Yersinia pseudotuber- culosis la was 1:320 and renal pathologic findings was compatible with acute interstitial nephritis. So we report here the clinical findings of this case with a brief review of the literatures.

Keywords :Yersinia Pseudotuberculosis, Acute Interstitial Nephritis, Acute Renal Failure