Abstract

ACETAMINOPHEN INDUCED ANALGESIC NEPHROPATHY: A CASE REPORT

Jisna Thomas*, Linda Jacob, Neethu George, Persis Johnson, Aloshin Mariya B.

Abstract

Analgesics are the medications act in various ways on the peripheral and central nervous system used to achieve analgesia (relief from pain). It can cause two different forms of kidney damage acute renal failure and analgesic nephropathy. Analgesic nephropathy is a chronic condition can result from use of painkillers every day for several years that gradually leads to irreversible kidney failure and the permanent need for dialysis or a kidney transplant to restore kidney function.

Keywords: Analgesics, Analgesic nephropathy, Analgesia.