Insuficiência renal associada a infecção por Plasmodium falciparum.
Plasmodium falciparum infection may be a cause of acute renal failure (ARF). Whereas renal failure appears to be a common complication of severe malaria in adults, it seldom occurs in children. The authors report a case of a previously healthy 9-year-old child, who was admitted with fever, vomits, d...
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| description | Plasmodium falciparum infection may be a cause of acute renal failure (ARF). Whereas renal failure appears to be a common complication of severe malaria in adults, it seldom occurs in children. The authors report a case of a previously healthy 9-year-old child, who was admitted with fever, vomits, diarrhoea, jaundice and obnubilation of consciencious. The results of laboratory tests performed confirmed the diagnosis of falciparum malaria. At the 2nd day of hospitalization she was in ARF and dialysis was necessary. We admitted that the probable underlying factors leading to this complication were: intravascular haemolysis, volume depletion, hypotension and hyperparasitaemia. Despite the presence of predictive factors of bad outcome the evolution was favourable with gradual recuperation of renal function. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a3a47bbba344410b952f861468f71b82022-12-22T03:30:28ZengOrdem dos MédicosActa Médica Portuguesa0870-399X1646-07582012-11-0116210.20344/amp.1157Insuficiência renal associada a infecção por Plasmodium falciparum.Carla Simão0Rosário StoneMargarida AlmeidaServiço de Pediatria e Nefrologia, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa.Plasmodium falciparum infection may be a cause of acute renal failure (ARF). Whereas renal failure appears to be a common complication of severe malaria in adults, it seldom occurs in children. The authors report a case of a previously healthy 9-year-old child, who was admitted with fever, vomits, diarrhoea, jaundice and obnubilation of consciencious. The results of laboratory tests performed confirmed the diagnosis of falciparum malaria. At the 2nd day of hospitalization she was in ARF and dialysis was necessary. We admitted that the probable underlying factors leading to this complication were: intravascular haemolysis, volume depletion, hypotension and hyperparasitaemia. Despite the presence of predictive factors of bad outcome the evolution was favourable with gradual recuperation of renal function.https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/1157 |
| spellingShingle | Carla Simão Rosário Stone Margarida Almeida Insuficiência renal associada a infecção por Plasmodium falciparum. Acta Médica Portuguesa |
| title | Insuficiência renal associada a infecção por Plasmodium falciparum. |
| title_full | Insuficiência renal associada a infecção por Plasmodium falciparum. |
| title_fullStr | Insuficiência renal associada a infecção por Plasmodium falciparum. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Insuficiência renal associada a infecção por Plasmodium falciparum. |
| title_short | Insuficiência renal associada a infecção por Plasmodium falciparum. |
| title_sort | insuficiencia renal associada a infeccao por plasmodium falciparum |
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