Acute renal failure in a caucasian traveler with severe malaria: A case report

dc.creatorMeremo, Alfred J.
dc.creatorKilonzo, Semvua B.
dc.creatorMunisi, David
dc.creatorKapinga, Janet
dc.creatorJuma, Mwinyikondo
dc.creatorMwanakulya, Simfukwe
dc.creatorMpondo, Bonaventura
dc.date2020-08-31T07:08:28Z
dc.date2020-08-31T07:08:28Z
dc.date2014
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-20T14:01:36Z
dc.date.available2022-10-20T14:01:36Z
dc.descriptionFull-text article. Also available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4184599/
dc.descriptionAcute renal failure (ARF) secondary to severe malaria is uncommon. We report a case of a patient visiting Africa for the first time presenting with malaria and ARF. There was complete recovery after hemodialysis. Early initiation of hemodialysis proves to be useful in the restoration of renal function.
dc.identifierMeremo, A. J., Kilonzo, S. B., Munisi, D., Kapinga, J., Juma, M., Mwanakulya, S., & Mpondo, B. (2014). Acute renal failure in a Caucasian traveler with severe malaria: a case report. Clinical case reports, 2(3), 82.
dc.identifierDOI: 10.1002/ccr3.65
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2447
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2447
dc.languageen
dc.publisherUS National Library of Medicine
dc.subjectAcute renal failure
dc.subjectARF
dc.subjectFalciparum malaria
dc.subjectHemodialysis
dc.subjectNonimmune
dc.subjectMalaria
dc.subjectPlasmodium
dc.titleAcute renal failure in a caucasian traveler with severe malaria: A case report
dc.typeArticle

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