American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 4 , Pages 792-795 , October 2008

A Case of Cocaine-Induced Acute Interstitial Nephritis

  • David Wojciechowski, DO,

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to David Wojciechowski, DO, Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Rd NW, 6-PHC, Washington, DC 20007
    • ,
  • Bhaskar Kallakury, MD,

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Pouneh Nouri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC

Received 18 October 2007 ,Accepted 19 March 2008.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.03.018 on May 9, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(08)00651-3

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.03.018

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 4 , Pages 792-795 , October 2008

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