A Devastating Complication of Vivax Malaria: Acute Kidney Injury and Gangrene Feet

Forfattere

  • Rubina, Naqvi Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation, Karachi
  • Hania Siddique Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation, Karachi
  • Syeda Shireen Taqvi Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation, Karachi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53778/pjkd4269

Nøgleord:

Vivax, plasmodium, complications, AKI, acute kidney injury, gangrene, microangiopathy, ATN, pigment nephropathy

Resumé

Malarial infestation is common in Pakistan and Plasmodium vivax is a common causative organism. Although it has been managed successfully with usual antimalarials and complications are rare, yet occasionally severe complications are observed including Acute kidney injury. We present her a case of AKI secondary to plasmodium vivax along with gangrene of bilateral feet.

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Publiceret

2021-01-31

Nummer

Årg. 4 Nr. 2 (2020): Pakistan Journal of Kidney Diseases

Sektion

Case report

Licens

Ophavsret (c) 2021 Rubina, Naqvi, Hania Siddique, Syeda Shireen Taqvi

Creative Commons License

Dette værk er udgivet under licensen Creative Commons Kreditering–IkkeKommerciel (CC BY-NC).

Citation/Eksport

A Devastating Complication of Vivax Malaria: Acute Kidney Injury and Gangrene Feet. (2021). Pakistan Journal of Kidney Diseases, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.53778/pjkd4269