Journal article
Sulphadiazine-induced renal stones in a 63-year-old HIV-infected man treated for toxoplasmosis
BMJ: Case Reports, Vol.2012(21 Sept 2012)
2012
Abstract
A 63-year-old man was admitted for investigation of blurred vision and multiple ring-enhancing lesions on cranial MRI. Histopathological examination of tissue obtained at brain biopsy showed multiple Toxoplasma gondii cysts. He was started on a combination of sulphadiazine and pyrimethamine for cerebral toxoplasmosis and was subsequently diagnosed with HIV-1 infection. He then developed acute renal failure and flank pain and was diagnosed with bilateral vesico-uretric calculi requiring bilateral stent insertion. The retrieved renal calculi were negative for the common stones that are routinely tested for in our laboratory and had the macroscopic characteristics of a sulphadiazine stone. His renal failure responded to cessation of the sulphadiazine.
Details
- Title
- Sulphadiazine-induced renal stones in a 63-year-old HIV-infected man treated for toxoplasmosis
- Authors/Creators
- B.D. McGettigan (Author/Creator) - Royal Perth HospitalM. Hew (Author/Creator) - Fremantle HospitalE. Phillips (Author/Creator) - Sir Charles Gairdner HospitalA. McLean-Tooke (Author/Creator) - Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
- Publication Details
- BMJ: Case Reports, Vol.2012(21 Sept 2012)
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005546329507891
- Copyright
- © 2013 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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