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ReviewThe American journal of case reports2019

Collapsing Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis with Acute Interstitial Nephritis Associated with Plasmodium Falciparum: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Muhammad Azhar, Lutfi Alasadi, Stephen Kemnele, Ira W Reiser, Samuel Spitalewitz

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Review in The American journal of case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Kidney complications of parasitic diseases.Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Muhammad AzharDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Lutfi AlasadiDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Stephen KemneleDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Ira W ReiserDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Samuel SpitalewitzDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND Malaria adversely affects the kidney in a variety of ways. The most common kidney injury is acute tubular necrosis, although various glomerular lesions are also described. Of these, collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (cFSGS) is the most rarely seen. Thus, the natural history of this lesion and response to treatment are not clear. Herein, we present a case of cFSGS complicated by acute interstitial nephritis caused by Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) unresponsive to prednisone. CASE REPORT A 64-year-old Nigerian man with chronic kidney disease due to hypertensive nephropathy was admitted to the hospital, diagnosed with active P. falciparum malaria infection after returning from Nigeria. He developed acute kidney injury and nephrotic range proteinuria. Renal biopsy showed acute interstitial nephritis and cFSGS. Despite corticosteroid therapy, his kidney function worsened, requiring initiation of renal replacement therapy. This is the fifth case report of cFSGS due to malaria P. falciparum but the first to report the presence of acute interstitial nephritis in association with cFSGS due to malaria. CONCLUSIONS cFSGS is rarely seen as a manifestation of P. falciparum infection. When associated with acute interstitial nephritis, the prognosis seems to be worse. It appears that age and co-morbidities are the risk factors for unresponsiveness to corticosteroids, and treatment of the renal disease should focus on rapidly eradicating the parasitemia and providing supportive care. Our case report is the first to describe a combination of cFSGS and interstitial nephritis caused by P. falciparum unresponsive to corticosteroids.

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Drug ResistanceGlomerulosclerosis, Focal SegmentalHumansMalaria, FalciparumMaleMiddle AgedNephritis, InterstitialNigeriaPlasmodium falciparumPrednisoneRenal Replacement TherapyPrednisone

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PMID31655844
PMCPMC6830302
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