TY - JOUR T1 - Valacyclovir-associated acute kidney injury JF - BMJ Case Reports JO - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2022-249552 VL - 15 IS - 6 SP - e249552 AU - James Kirkland AU - Pathmanathan Suganthan Y1 - 2022/06/01 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/15/6/e249552.abstract N2 - A man in his 70s presented to hospital with an acute kidney injury. He recently had started taking valacyclovir for treatment of shingles. The valacyclovir was stopped and his acute kidney injury improved. Work-up for other causes of acute kidney injury was negative and he was diagnosed with valacyclovir-associated acute kidney injury. He was discharged home after four days in the hospital with improving renal function. ER -