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Renal tubular injury in hyperbilirubinemia: Bile cast nephropathy

Canadian Liver Journal, ISSN: 2561-4444, Vol: 4, Issue: 3, Page: 332-337
2021
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The toxic renal accumulation of bile pigment sparked clinical intrigue almost a century ago. More recently, however, the identification of bile casts within renal tubules in patients with liver dysfunction has been largely overlooked. We have reviewed the literature, including natural history, pathophysiology, and potential treatment of bile cast nephropathy (BCN). We report two cases of acute kidney injury (AKI) associated with acute-on-chronic liver failure in which prolonged hyperbilirubinemia and bile cast identification on renal biopsy evoked the diagnosis of BCN.

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