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Acute Kidney Injury Caused By Levetiracetam In A Patient With Status Epilepticus, Burak Erdinc, Snigdha Ghanta, Alexander Andreev, Karim O Elkholy, Sonu Sahni
Acute Kidney Injury Caused By Levetiracetam In A Patient With Status Epilepticus, Burak Erdinc, Snigdha Ghanta, Alexander Andreev, Karim O Elkholy, Sonu Sahni
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (New York) Publications and Research
Levetiracetam is a widely used, effective and usually well-tolerated anti-epileptic medicine. It is mostly excreted by kidneys and requires dose adjustment according to the glomerular filtration rate. Very few case reports have been published in the literature about levetiracetam causing acute kidney injury (AKI). We present a case of a 26-year-old male with a seizure disorder on levetiracetam, presented with status epilepticus requiring intubation for airway protection. He received 4 g of intravenous levetiracetam as a loading dose and continued with a maintenance dose of 750 mg intravenous every 12 hours. He had signs of AKI on day two and …
Nephrocutaneous Fistula Due To Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis, Simcha Weissman, Madeeha Ghaffar, Dana Safavian, Sharma Rubal, Anthony Khabut, Mohammad G. Maruf, Michael Krzyzak
Nephrocutaneous Fistula Due To Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis, Simcha Weissman, Madeeha Ghaffar, Dana Safavian, Sharma Rubal, Anthony Khabut, Mohammad G. Maruf, Michael Krzyzak
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (New York) Publications and Research
While the development of a fistulous tract from the kidney to the proximal adjacent organs is relatively common, a tract leading to the skin is a rare occurrence. The primary cause of a fistula is prior surgical intervention or malignancy leading to abscess formation. Our case involves Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) causing a longstanding lobulated abscess, ultimately leading to the formation of a fistulous tract.