ISSN 2756-3855
International Journal of Urology and Nephrology ISSN 2091-1254 Vol. 8 (2), pp. 001-004, February, 2020. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Voriconazole therapy: Associated acute kidney injury
Feng Wang1, Mei Bai1, Binghui Zhao2 and Niansong Wang1*
1Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, the Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200233, China.
2Department of Radiology, The Tenth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China.
Accepted 21 September, 2019
Abstract
Voriconazole is a good antifungal drug, which is often used to treat aspergillosis. Little is, however, known about its renal toxicity effect. A patient with microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and pulmonary aspergillosis treated with Voriconazole suffered from acute renal failure, which was diagnosed Voriconazole therapy-associated acute kidney injury. Finally the patient recovered. This is a case report of Voriconazole therapy-associated acute kidney injury.
Key words: Voriconazole, aspergillosis, therapy-associated, acute kidney injury.