Open AccessRenal cortical necrosis: A rare complication of Plasmodium vivax malaria
Author(s) -
Rishikesh Kumar,
Neha Bansal,
Rajesh Jhorawat,
PD Kimmatkar,
Vinay Malhotra
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.133789
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , kidney disease , dialysis , plasmodium vivax , necrosis , malaria , anemia , acute tubular necrosis , renal biopsy , kidney , gastroenterology , pathology , surgery , plasmodium falciparum
A young female with Plasmodium vivax malaria presented with anemia, hyperbilirubinemia, thrombocytopenia, and advanced renal failure. She remained anuric for more than 3 weeks. Kidney biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of acute cortical necrosis. During follow-up, she became dialysis independent, but remained in stage 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD) at 3 month. P. vivax is supposed to be benign in nature, but can lead to rare and severe complication like renal cortical necrosis and progress to CKD.