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Acute renal failure in a Caucasian traveler with severe malaria: a case report

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Acute renal failure (ARF) secondary to severe malaria is uncommon. We report a case of a patient visiting Africa for the first time presenting with malaria and ARF. There was complete recovery after hemodialysis. Early initiation of hemodialysis proves to be useful in restorati...

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Autores principales: Meremo, Alfred J, Kilonzo, Semvua B, Munisi, David, Kapinga, Janet, Juma, Mwinyikondo, Mwanakulya, Simfukwe, Mpondo, Bonaventura
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4184599/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25356255
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.65