| Massive Proteinuria: A Possible Side Effect of Pyrantel Pamoate? | |
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PMID: 21500989 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Abstract Drug-induced renal injury represents a frequent clinical entity. The most common drugs associated with acute tubular necrosis are aminoglycosides, amphotericin B, radiocontrast agents, and cyclosporine, but no data exist about the potential renal toxicity due to anthelmintics administration. Anthelmintics are commonly considered quite safe agents, and side effects such as gastrointestinal, neurologic, hematologic, or hepatic injury have been only rarely described. We report a 4-year-old boy with persistent massive proteinuria without any other symptoms/signs suggesting nephrotic syndrome (NS). The only relevant anamnestic data was the administration of pyrantel pamoate due to oxyuriasis 7 days before the proteinuria development. The patient was affected by NS diagnosed 6 months before and treated with a 12-week course of corticosteroids. During follow-up, carried out at 3 and 6 months after discharge, he did not show further episodes of proteinuria, and no clinical symptoms/signs suggesting a relapse of NS were ever detected. Considering that the proteinuria observed in our patient spontaneously disappeared after 10 days without any treatment, apart from the interruption of the anthelmintic therapy, we would like to alert pediatricians about the possible occurrence of anthelmintics-related renal complications especially among predisposed patients and to perform a watchful waiting not considering the presence of even massive proteinuria as a certain sign of NS relapse. |
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Pietro Ferrara; Iliana Bersani; Giorgia Bottaro; Ottavio Vitelli; Pio Liberatore; Antonio Gatto; Francesca Del Bufalo; Valerio Romano; Achille Stabile |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-4-18 |
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Title: Renal failure Volume: - ISSN: 1525-6049 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-4-19 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8701128 Medline TA: Ren Fail Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Pediatric Sciences, "A. Gemelli" Hospital, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. |
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