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 inIndian journal of nephrology Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 390 - 393
Main Authors Kumar, R, Bansal, N, Jhorawat, R, Kimmatkar, P D, Malhotra, V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.11.2014
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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.
ISSN:0971-4065
1998-3662
DOI:10.4103/0971-4065.133789