P Anandan

Department of General Medicine, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital Chromepet, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

Publications

  • Case Report   
    KIDNEY INJURY IN INFLAMMATORY OWEL DISEASE
    Author(s): Devang J Barad* and P Anandan

    IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) is often associated with several extra-intestinal manifestations, involving various organ systems. It is estimated to be occurring in around 6-47% of IBD patients. Out of these, renal manifestations has an incidence of 4-23%. Simultaneously, conservative management of IBD requires a combination of drugs, including 5-ASAs (5-Aminosalicylates), steroids, antibiotics, immunosuppressive & biologic agents and, it is a known fact that these drugs, namely, 5-ASAs, few immunosuppressant & few biologic agents have known nephrotoxicity. So, in this way, patients of IBD, on treatment, are more prone for kidney injury – either as a part of primary disease process, or as a complication of drug therapy, or both. Here, we present a case of a 55 years old male with ulcerative colitis for 12 years, admitted with us for acute nephritic syndrome with acute .. Read More»

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