An Incidental Finding of a Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 (GLP-1)-Induced Acute Kidney Injury: A Case Report.

Authors

Andy Espino Aleman, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Erik Aleman Espino, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Claudia Aleman Oliva, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Hamlet Monteagudo, Larkin Community Hospital
Odalys Frontela, Larkin Community Hospital

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-14-2023

Publication Title

Cureus

Keywords

acute kidney injury, clinical case report, glp-1 receptor agonist, general nephrology, acute interstitial nephritis (ain)

ISSN

2168-8184

Volume

15

Issue/No.

9

First Page

45261

Abstract

Acute kidney injury (AKI) involves a rapid decline in kidney function, classified into prerenal, intrarenal, and postrenal causes. Drug-induced AKI's complex pathophysiology includes altered hemodynamics, inflammation, crystal deposition, hemolysis, and rhabdomyolysis. This report details a 42-year-old female with hypertension and diabetes who, following a dog bite, exhibited reduced kidney function (GFR: 16 mL/min/1.73m

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NSUWorks Citation

Aleman, Andy Espino; Aleman Espino, Erik; Aleman Oliva, Claudia; Monteagudo, Hamlet; and Frontela, Odalys, "An Incidental Finding of a Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 (GLP-1)-Induced Acute Kidney Injury: A Case Report." (2023). HPD Articles. 231.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_facarticles/231

ORCID ID

0000-0002-1895-7324, 0000-0002-1895-7324

DOI

10.7759/cureus.45261

Copyright

© Copyright 2023 Aleman Espino et al