Malarial hepatitis and renal failure: a study of two cases

Authors

  • Shivaraj Gowda Department of Biochemistry, J. N. Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka (India)
  • Prakash B Desai Department of Biochemistry, J. N. Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka (India)
  • Sindhu J Shetty Department of Biochemistry, J. N. Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka (India)
  • Vijayetha S Kagwad Department of Biochemistry, J. N. Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka (India)
  • Mahantesh B Ilakal Department of Biochemistry, J. N. Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka (India)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2427/5640

Keywords:

Plasmodium falciparum malaria, acute renal failure, fulminant hepatic failure

Abstract

We report two cases of severe malaria who presented with non-specific clinical features. One of the cases
is a 50 year old female who was brought to our hospital with high grade fever and severe abdominal pain,
whereas the other case was a 20 year old male presented with high grade fever and headache. Both the
cases presented with abnormal liver and renal function tests. P.malariae and P.falciparum are responsible
for clinically important renal disease the former causes chronic progressive syndrome and the latter causes
acute renal disease. Severe malaria may present with non specific clinical features making it difficult to
distinguish from other febrile illness.

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Published

2011-03-31

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Theme Papers