Falciparum Malaria Associated Acute Kidney Injury with Polyneuropathy and Intra-arterial Thrombosis (stroke)

Overview

Journal Eur J Med Res

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2022 Jan 7

PMID 34991710

Citations 2

Authors

Nausheen Butt

Ejaz Ahmed

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Abstract

Background: Malaria is still major problem in developing countries, such as Pakistan. Besides fever, body ache and vomiting it can present with acute kidney injury, proteinuria, hematuria and cerebral manifestations which are more common with falciparum malaria. Neurological manifestations are rare presentation of malaria and should be consider in patients who are admitting with features of neuropathy and stroke.

Case Presentation: We describe an unusual case of falciparum malaria, complicated by acute kidney injury who developed Polyneuropathy and intra-arterial thrombosis in middle cerebral artery territory. Our patient recovered his renal functions during admission and recovered his power and sensation in his limbs as well after 1 month.

Conclusion: Malaria cause neurological manifestations including axonal and sensory neuropathy, cerebral venous and arterial thrombosis, PMNS, cerebellar signs and symptoms, psychosis, etc. With prompt diagnosis and early treatment they can be cure and regain their motor and sensory functions to normal level.

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