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Renal Papillary Necrosis Associated with Indomethacin and Phenylbutazone Treated Rheumatoid Arthritis
Author(s) -
Jackson B.,
Lawrence J. R.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1978.tb04504.x
Subject(s) - renal papillary necrosis , medicine , phenylbutazone , rheumatoid arthritis , necrosis , presentation (obstetrics) , arthritis , gastroenterology , surgery , kidney
Summary: Renal papillary necrosis associated with indomethacin and phenylbutazone treated rheumatoid arthritis. A case of renal papillary necrosis is reported in a 55‐year‐old man with rheumatoid arthritis. He consumed 1·1 kg indomethacin and 5·5 kg phenylbutazone over the seven years prior to presentation.