title: [Acute renal failure as a complication of Mediterranean spotted fever].
abstract: The Mediterranean spotted fever is a bacterial infection caused by Rickettsia Conorii mainly around Mediterranean basin. It is often considered like a trivial infection. However, severe forms with a high morbidity and high mortality risk have been described. These forms often associate with impaired consciousness, abnormal liver function, impaired homeostasis, pneumonia and acute renal failure. Several mechanisms of renal damage during the Mediterranean spotted fever have been reported, their pathogenesis remains speculative and the prognosis is determined by the type of renal disease and on early treatment. Thus, rickettsiosis should be considered in combination of acute renal, hepatic cytolysis and thrombocytopenia, allowing rapid achievement of a specific treatment.
authors: Service de néphrologie - dialyse et de transplantation rénale, hôpital militaire d'instruction Mohammed V, faculté de médecine et de pharmacie, Hay Riad, CP 10000 Rabat, Maroc. dinamontasser@live.fr
authors: Dina Ibrahim
authors: DI
authors: Montasser
authors: Yassir
authors: Y
authors: Zajjari
authors: Ahmed
authors: A
authors: Alayoud
authors: Abdelali
authors: A
authors: Bahadi
authors: Taoufiq
authors: T
authors: Aatif
authors: Kawtar
authors: K
authors: Hassani
authors: Amine
authors: A
authors: Hamzi
authors: Mustapha
authors: M
authors: Allam
authors: Mohamed
authors: M
authors: Benyahia
authors: Zouhir
authors: Z
authors: Oualim
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000382:microbiology*; D000368:Aged; D001907:Boutonneuse Fever / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D020114:Rickettsia conorii / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012720:Severity of Illness Index