genitourinary disorders
Overview of Tubulointerstitial Diseases
Introduction
Tubulointerstitial diseases are clinically heterogeneous disorders that share similar features of tubular and interstitial injury. In severe and prolonged cases, the entire kidney may become involved, with glomerular dysfunction and even renal failure. The primary categories of tubulointerstitial disease are Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN) None Acute or chronic Tubulointerstitial Nephritis None Contrast Nephropathy is acute tubular necrosis caused by an iodinated radiocontrast agent. Analgesic Nephropathy is a type of chronic interstitial nephritis, and Tubulointerstitial disorders can also result from Metabolic Nephropathies and exposure to 