The Case | A crystal-clear diagnosis: acute kidney injury in a patient with suspected meningoencephalitis (Make Your Diagnosis)

A 66-year-old man with no remarkable past history was referred to our department for suspected meningoencephalitis. Upon admission, prominent clinical features consisted of fever 38.3°C, coma, and rhombencephalitis; his other vital signs and the remainder of the clinical examination were unremarkable. The serum creatinine and urea nitrogen levels were normal.

 

Authors: Cedric Rafat, Jean-Philippe Haymann, St?phane Gaudry, Vincent Labb?, Romain Miguel-Montanes, Nicolas Dufour, Michel Daudon, Didier Dreyfuss and Jean-Damien Ricard

Reference: Kidney International (2014) 85, 1065–1066. doi:10.1038/ki.2013.446

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    2014
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