Nephrol Dial Transplant (1996) 11: 2414-2416
© 1996 European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association
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Acute renal failure in Falciparum malaria—increasing prevalence in some areas of India—a need for awareness
1Department of Nephrology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences Patna 2Division of Nephrology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, India
Correspondence and offprint requests to: Correspondence and offprint requests to: Dr Jai Prakash, Reader in Nephrology, Division of Nephrology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India
Twenty-six cases (4.8%) from a total of 540 patients with acute renal failure (ARF) of diverse aetiology had ARF in association with falciparum malaria. Their ages ranged from 15 to 85 years (mean 31.2). Urinary sediment abnormalities and proteinuria (less than 1 g/24 h) were observed in 15 (57.7%) cases. The probable underlying factors leading to ARF were: volume depletion 17 (65.3%), intravascular haemolysis 8 (30.8%), hyperparasitaemia 8 (30.8%), cholestatic jaundice 6 (23%), and hypotension 5 (19.2%). Dialysis therapy was required in 15 patients (57.7%) as they had severe renal failure, and the remaining 11 patients improved with supportive measures. All patients received antimalarial therapy. The clinical course of ARF was consistent with acute tubular necrosis in 20 patients. Six cases were subjected to percutaneous renal biopsy. One patient showed histological features of necrotizing glomerulonephritis along with acute tubulointerstitial nephritis. The biopsies in the other five patients showed features of acute tubular necrosis in three, and acute interstitial oedema with patchy tubular necrosis in two. The mortality rate was 30.8%. Thus falciparum malaria, which has been an important cause of ARF in certain highly endemic zones of India, is showing an increasing prevalence in other parts such as Eastern Uttar Pradesh due to an imbalance between the increasing population and inadequate sanitary facilities, which further worsen during floods.
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