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Missed acute interstitial nephritis diagnoses without a biopsy

Key takeaways

A review of how-to detect interstitial nephritis (inflammation in kidney tissue) without a biopsy. The authors find that using biomarkers and ultrasound may help detect this condition in patients with CKD.

Source

Paper · Nature Reviews Nephrology · 2026-08-20
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41581-026-01119-4