Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation (Jan 2013)

Ergotamine-induced acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis

  • Maryam Pakfetrat,
  • Akbar Rasekhi,
  • Fatemeh Eftekhari,
  • Nahid Hashemi,
  • Jamshid Roozbeh,
  • Simin Torabineghad,
  • Leila Malekmakan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/1319-2442.118100
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 5
pp. 981 – 983

Abstract

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Ergotamine has been used for the treatment of migraine for many years, and its use in adults is considered to be safe and effective. In this report, we present a 22-year-old female patient, a known case of migraine, who was on ergotamine tartrate and presented with hypertension and renal failure. Renal biopsy indicated features of acute tubulo-interstitital nephritis.