renal papillary necrosis

Etiology: P pyelonephritis O obstruction S sickle cell disease or trait T tuberculosis C chronic alcoholism with cirrhosis A analgesics, acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) R renal vein thrombosis D diabetes mellitus

General

interstitial nephritis necrosis

References

Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 612-13