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Year : 2015 | Volume
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Plasmodium vivax induced hemolytic uremic syndrome: An uncommon manifestation that leads to a grave complication and treated successfully with renal transplantation
Rajesh Jhorawat, Pankaj Beniwal, Vinay Malhotra
Department of Nephrology, SMS Medical College and Hospital, SMS Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Correspondence Address:
Rajesh Jhorawat Quater No. 11, Type 4, Telecom Colony, Bajaj Nagar, Jaipur - 302 027, Rajasthan India
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DOI: 10.4103/2229-5070.162528
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We are reporting a case of hemolytic uremic syndrome, a rare manifestation of Plasmodium vivax malaria. A young driver was admitted with acute febrile illness, decreased urine output, anemia, thrombocytopenia, jaundice, and increased serum lactate dehydrogenase. He showed a partial response to antimalarial drugs. However, he was readmitted with worsening renal parameters. His kidney biopsy revealed chronic thrombotic microangiopathy. He remained dialysis dependent and later underwent renal transplantation successfully, with excellent graft function at 1-year.
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