Overview
A Prospective randomized trial with a primary objective to investigate the effect ofprdenisolone treatment in acute interstitial nephritis
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Biopsy verified AIN
- Clinical suspicion of AIN
- Age > 18 years
- One of following criteria:
- Plasma creatinine > 120 µmol/L or
- Plasma creatinine increase > 30 µmol/L or increase > 50 % of baseline plasma creatinine
- Fertile women are included
Exclusion Criteria:
- No ability to give informed consent
- Immunosuppressive treatment (including prednisolone) within 3 months before biopsy
- Autoimmune disease
- Prednisolone intolerance
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Active cancer (except basal cell carcinoma)
- Short life expectancy (< 6 months)
- CKD stage IV-V
- AIN secondary to or accompanied by glomerulonephritis, sarcoidosis or inherited interstitial renal disease
- Previous participation Withdrawal criteria
- Development of exclusion criterion
- Withdrawal of consent