title: Collapsing glomerulopathy and hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with falciparum malaria: completely reversible acute kidney injury.
abstract: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most dreaded complications of severe malaria. Herein, we report a case of spontaneous resolution of AKI due to collapsing glomerulopathy (CG) and hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) associated with P. falciparum malaria. Our case report highlights the fact that early intervention on the triggering cause of CG without a long course of steroids may obtain a remission of this severe subset of CG and may obtain a remission of HUS without therapeutic plasmapheresis The etiologic treatment of CG and HUS may avoid progression to end-stage renal disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology and Clinical Transplantation, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center, Dr HL Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences [IKDRC-ITS], Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, 380016 Gujarat India.
authors.forename: Vivek Balkrishna
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Kute
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology and Clinical Transplantation, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center, Dr HL Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences [IKDRC-ITS], Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, 380016 Gujarat India.
authors.forename: Hargovind L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Trivedi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Transfusion Services and Immunohematology, IKDRC-ITS, Ahmedabad, India.
authors.forename: Aruna V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Vanikar
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology and Clinical Transplantation, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center, Dr HL Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences [IKDRC-ITS], Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, 380016 Gujarat India.
authors.forename: Pankaj R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology and Clinical Transplantation, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center, Dr HL Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences [IKDRC-ITS], Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, 380016 Gujarat India.
authors.forename: Manoj R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Gumber
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Transfusion Services and Immunohematology, IKDRC-ITS, Ahmedabad, India.
authors.forename: Kamal V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Kanodia
keywords: Acute kidney injury; Collapsing glomerulopathy; Hemolytic-uremic syndrome; Plasmodium falciparum