CHRONIC RADIATION NEPHRITIS: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE WITH REPORT OF A CASE
Authors: James A. Jernigan
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Case Reports1 November 1959CHRONIC RADIATION NEPHRITIS: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE WITH REPORT OF A CASEJAMES A. JERNIGANJAMES A. JERNIGANSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-51-5-1084 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptChronic radiation nephritis is a distinct clinical entity that is mentioned infrequently in the textbooks and journals of internal medicine. For example, a case report or article on the subject has not appeared in theAnnals of Internal Medicinedating back to volume I in 1927. The latest edition of thePhysician's Handbook1does mention radiation nephritis as one of the causes of hypertension. As deep radiotherapy grows more popular, with high-energy beams from linear electron accelerators, other supervoltage x-ray machines, radioactive sources, and the use of conventional therapy units, the internist should be familiar with the renal complications from...Bibliography1. KruppSweetJawetzArmstrong MANJEDC: Physician's handbook, 9th Ed., 1956, Lange Medical Publications, Los Altos, California, p. 39. Google Scholar2. LinserBaermann GH: Ueber die lokale und allgemeine Wirkung der Roentgenstrahlen, Fortschr. a. d. Geb. d. Röntgenstrahlen 7: 996, 1904. Google Scholar3. SchulzHoffman AB: Zur Wirkungsweise der Roentgenstrahlen, Deutsche Ztschr. f. Chir. 79: 350, 1905. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. HartmanBolligerDoub FWAHP: Experimental nephritis produced by irradiation, Am. J. M. Sc. 172: 487-500 (Oct.) 1926. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. HartmanBolligerDoub FWAHP: Functional studies throughout the course of roentgen ray nephritis in dogs, J. A. M. A. 88: 139-145 (Jan. 15) 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. DoubBolligerHartman HPAFW: The relative sensitivity of the kidney to irradiation, Radiology 8: 142-148 (Feb.) 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. Paterson R: Renal damage from radiation during treatment of seminoma testis, J. Fac. Radiol., London 3: 270-274 (Apr.) 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. PattBrues HMAM: Nature of biological response to radiation, in Radiation biology, Vol. I, Part II, 1954, Hollaender, A., Editor, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York, p. 920. Google Scholar9. Warren S: Effects of radiation on normal tissue, Arch. Path. 34: 1070-1084 (Dec.) 1942. Google Scholar10. CoganRitter SRII: Radiation nephritis (case report number III), Am. J. Med. 24: 530 (Apr.) 1958. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. KunklerFarrLuxton PBRFRW: The limit of renal tolerance to x-rays. An investigation into the renal damage occurring following the treatment of tumours of the testis by abdominal baths, Brit. J. Radiol. 25: 190-201 (Apr.) 1952. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. Luxton RW: Radiation nephritis, Quart. J. Med. 22: 215, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar13. DeanAbels ALJC: Study by the newer renal function tests of an unusual case of hypertension following irradiation of one kidney and the relief of the patient by nephrectomy, J. Urol. 52: 497, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. LevittOram WMS: Irradiation-induced malignant hypertension: cured by nephrectomy, Brit. M. J. 2: 910, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15. MertzHowellHendricks HORDJW: The limitation of irradiation of solid renal tumors in children, J. Urol. 46: 1103, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. ZuelzerPalmerNewton WWHDWA: Unusual glomerulonephritis in young children, probably radiation nephritis, Am. J. Path. 26: 1019, 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar17. SissonGarland MALH: Cancer of the ovary, Stanford M. Bull. 15: 191-196 (Aug.) 1957. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication June 20, 1958.From the Department of Internal Medicine, 3810th U. S. Air Force Hospital, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.Requests for reprints should be addressed to James A. Jernigan, Lt. Col., Aviation Medicine Clinic, 4A-750, Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byRadiation-induced chronic arterial injuryFunktionelle und morphologische Befunde bei Strahlenschädigung der NierePhänomenologie der Strahlenwirkungen auf Organe und OrgansystemeGerm cell tumours of the testisToxic nephropathyZur Morphologie und Funktion experimentell erzeugter R�ntgennieren 1 November 1959Volume 51, Issue 5Page: 1084-1092KeywordsAnemiaAntihypertensive drug therapyDesquamationFibrosisHospital medicineHypertensionNephritisProteinuriaRadiation therapy Issue Published: 1 November 1959 PDF downloadLoading ...