The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 76, Issue 6 , Pages 1006-1012 , June 1984

Interstitial nephritis, proteinuria, and renal failure caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: Immunologic characterization of the inflammatory infiltrate

  • Walter L. Bender, M.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCurrent address and address for reprint requests: Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
    • From the Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
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  • Andrew Whelton, M.D.

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    • From the Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
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  • William E. Beschorner, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • From the Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
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  • Mamdouh O. Darwish, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • From the Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
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  • Mary Hall-Craggs, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • From the Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
    • Current address: Department of Pathology, University of Maryland, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201.
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  • Kim Solez, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • From the Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
    • Dr. Solez is a recipient of United States Public Health Service Research Career Development Award AM-00835.

,Accepted 2 December 1983.

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☆ This study was supported in part by United States Public Health Service Grant AM-26809 and by a grant from Dista Products Company. Data were entered on the CLINFO computer system, supported by United States Public Health Service Grant RR35-20.

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The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 76, Issue 6 , Pages 1006-1012 , June 1984

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