Collapsing Glomerulopathy and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Associated with Falciparum Malaria: Completely Reversible Acute Kidney Injury

Overview

Journal J Parasit Dis

Specialty Parasitology

Date 2014 Jan 17

PMID 24431586

Citations 7

Authors

Vivek Balkrishna Kute

Hargovind L Trivedi

Aruna V Vanikar

Pankaj R Shah

Manoj R Gumber

Kamal V Kanodia

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Abstract

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most dreaded complications of severe malaria. Herein, we report a case of spontaneous resolution of AKI due to collapsing glomerulopathy (CG) and hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) associated with P. falciparum malaria. Our case report highlights the fact that early intervention on the triggering cause of CG without a long course of steroids may obtain a remission of this severe subset of CG and may obtain a remission of HUS without therapeutic plasmapheresis The etiologic treatment of CG and HUS may avoid progression to end-stage renal disease.

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