Acute interstitial nephritis associated with ingestion of Achyranthes japonica extract: a case report

Abstract Background The Japanese chaff flower, Achyranthes japonica, is used as complementary medicine to control degenerative arthritis. Although commonly used in South Korea, there has been no report of side effects. We report the first case of acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) that occurred in a...

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Main Authors: Ha Nee Jang, Sehyun Jung, Seunghye Lee, Se-Ho Chang, Tae Won Lee, Eunjin Bae, Dong Jun Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02326-w