The most lethal human protozoan parasite is plasmodium falciparum: severe malaria-associated acute renal failure – a case report
The mechanism proposed for kidney injury by severe malaria is hemodynamic dysfunction, followed by inflammation and immunological dysregulation in the patient in this study. He had reduced serum sodium levels within the red blood cells, which led to calcium influx into the cell, altering the red blood cell's deformability.
Authors
- Gudisa Bereda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5982-9601)
Institutions
- All Africa Leprosy Tuberculosis and Rehabilitation Training Centre (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Medicine and Surgery
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ms9.0000000000000988
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54