Environmental injury to the kidney: Interstitial nephritis
Publication date: October 2014 Source:Hong Kong Journal of Nephrology, Volume 16, Issue 2 Author(s): James C. Chan The First Emperor of China (Qin Shi Huang: 259–210 BCE) would have been interested in interstitial nephritis. He might conceivably be fascinated to know that consumption of mercury elixir, instead of giving him immortality, might have shortened his life by giving him interstitial nephritis. In the Balkan region of Eastern Europe, clustering of a peculiar interstitial nephritis is prevalent. One environmental risk contributing to Balkan endemic nephritis is aristolochic acid contamination of cooking flou...
Source: Hong Kong Journal of Nephrology - November 1, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
