Saturday, 28 January 2017

Eosinophiluria | PGI May 2017 Preparations MCQ


Eosinophiluria is seen in :

A. PAN 
B. Microscopic polyangitis 
C. Interstitial nephritis 
D. Atherothrombotic emboli 
E. None




Ans. C. Interstitial nephritis , (D) Atherothrombotic emboli :
• Eosinophiluria (>5% of urine Leukocytes) is a common finding (- 90%) in antibiotic-
induced allergic nephritis
however lymphocytes predominate in allergic interstitial
Nephritis induced by NSAIDS.
Eosinophiluria is a feature of atheroembolic ARF,
• In PAN, Microspic polyangitis, eosinophilia is rare.