Two cases of self-limiting nephropathies secondary to dengue haemorrhagic fever

We report two cases of dengue haemorrhagic fever which developed self-limiting gross nephrotic-range proteinuria. One patient was a 32-year-old Bangladeshi and the other a 42-year-old Chinese national. Both patients did not have manifestations of renal damage, such as increase in serum creatinine, h...

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Published inSingapore medical journal Vol. 50; no. 7; pp. e253 - e255
Main Authors Vasanwala, F F, Puvanendran, R, Ng, J M, Suhail, S M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore 01.07.2009
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Adult
Complement System Proteins - biosynthesis
Glomerulonephritis - complications
Glomerulonephritis - diagnosis
Glomerulonephritis - etiology
Humans
Immune System
Kidney Diseases - complications
Kidney Diseases - diagnosis
Kidney Diseases - etiology
Kidney Glomerulus - virology
Male
Proteinuria - diagnosis
Severe Dengue - complications
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:We report two cases of dengue haemorrhagic fever which developed self-limiting gross nephrotic-range proteinuria. One patient was a 32-year-old Bangladeshi and the other a 42-year-old Chinese national. Both patients did not have manifestations of renal damage, such as increase in serum creatinine, haematuria or urinary casts. Gross nephrotic-range proteinuria, which was self-limiting due to dengue haemorrhagic fever, has not been previously reported in Singapore. We postulate that this nephrotic-range proteinuria is a manifestation of increased glomerular leakage of protein, due to glomerulonephritis associated with dengue haemorrhagic fever.
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ISSN:0037-5675