Rifampin-induced Acute Kidney Injury Is Associated With Hemolysis and Drug Re-exposure
Hemolytic anemia, hemoglobin cast nephropathy, and acute kidney injury are rare but serious complications of rifampin. Clinicians and patients should be aware of this side effect, and interrupted use of rifampin therapy should be avoided.
Authors
- Graham E. J. Rodwell
- Megan L. Troxell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1590-2803)
- Junaid A. Wali
- Yaseen A. Jamal
- Mustafa Al-Kawaaz
Institutions
- University of Louisville (US)
- Palo Alto Institute (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kidney Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xkme.2025.101165
- Primary Topic
- Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00