Acute kidney injury due to ciprofloxacin for treatment of acute pyelonephritis

Introduction Ciprofloxacin is an important widely used antibiotic. It is classified into the fluoroquinolone group and widely used for treatment of infection of gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract and genitourinary tract (1). Similar to any antibiotic, the adverse effect can be expected. Ball noted that “the most common adverse effects involve the gastrointestinal system (2%-8% of patients treated) and usually comprise nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal discomfort (2).” The renal side effects of ciprofloxacin is an interesting topic in nephropharmacology. Here, the authors correspond to previous case report on this topic. A similar case is hereby shown. The discussion on epidemiology and prevention of this problem is also available in this article.