Renal cortical necrosis: A rare complication of Plasmodium vivax malaria
A young female with Plasmodium vivax malaria presented with anemia, hyperbilirubinemia, thrombocytopenia, and advanced renal failure. She remained anuric for more than 3 weeks. Kidney biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of acute cortical necrosis. During follow-up, she became dialysis independent, but re...
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Published in | Indian journal of nephrology Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 390 - 393 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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India
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
01.11.2014
Scientific Scholar Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd |
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Summary: | A young female with Plasmodium vivax malaria presented with anemia, hyperbilirubinemia, thrombocytopenia, and advanced renal failure. She remained anuric for more than 3 weeks. Kidney biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of acute cortical necrosis. During follow-up, she became dialysis independent, but remained in stage 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD) at 3 month. P. vivax is supposed to be benign in nature, but can lead to rare and severe complication like renal cortical necrosis and progress to CKD. |
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ISSN: | 0971-4065 1998-3662 |
DOI: | 10.4103/0971-4065.133789 |