Nephrotic Syndrome in Plasmodial Infections
Authors: J. W. KIBUKAMUSOKE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1970)

Letters and Comments1 July 1970Nephrotic Syndrome in Plasmodial InfectionsJ. W. KIBUKAMUSOKE, M.D.J. W. KIBUKAMUSOKE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-73-1-138_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: In 1967 Berger, Birch, and Conte reported three patients of falciparum malaria in your journal who developed features of renal involvement (1). As there has been much discussion verbally and in writing about this paper since then, I thought that there was justification for me to record my own comments on this paper.These workers felt that the clinical picture in these patients was that of the nephrotic syndrome and that this was based on acute glomerulonephritis. This is the only report found in the literature after an extensive search.It is noteworthy that this (Plasmodium falciparum)...References1. BERGERBIRCHCONTE MLN: The nephrotic syndrome secondary to acute glomerulonephritis during falciparum malaria. Ann Intern Med 67:1163-1171, 1967 LinkGoogle Scholar2. GIGLIOLI G: Malarial Nephritis, London, J. & A. Churchill, Ltd., 1930 Google Scholar3. Nephrotic syndrome. Lancet 1:667, 1959 MedlineGoogle Scholar4. HARDWICKE J: Serum and urinary protein changes in the nephrotic syndrome. Proc Roy Soc Med 47:832-844, 1954 MedlineGoogle Scholar5. SQUIRE J: Recent Advances in Renal Disease, London, Pitman Publishing Co., Ltd., 1960, p. 71 Google Scholar6. KIBUKAMUSOKEHUTTWILKS JMN: The nephrotic syndrome in Uganda and its association with quartan malaria. Quart J Med 36:393-408, 1967 MedlineGoogle Scholar1. SCHWARTZKASSIRER WJ: Clinical aspects of acute glomerulonephritis, in Diseases of the Kidney, edited by STRAUSS MB, WELT LG, Boston, Little, Brown and Co., 1963, chapt. 9 Google Scholar2. LEVINSKY N: The interpretation of proteinuria and the urinary sediment. Disease-a-Month. March 1967. Chicago, Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. SCHREINER G: The nephrotic syndrome, in Diseases of the Kidney, edited by STRAUSS MB, WELT LG, Boston, Little, Brown and Co., 1963, chapt. 12 Google Scholar4. POLLAKROSENPIRANI VSC: Natural history of lipoid nephrosis and of membranous glomerulonephritis. Ann Intern Med 69:1171-1196, 1968 LinkGoogle Scholar5. EPSTEIN F: Nephrosis and the nephrotic syndrome, in Principles of Internal Medicine, 5th ed., edited by HARRISON TR, et al., New York, The McGraw Hill Book Co., 1966, chapt. 158 Google Scholar6. KIBUKAMUSOKEHUTTWILKS JMN: The nephrotic syndrome in Uganda and its association with quartan malaria. Quart J Med 36:393-408, 1967 MedlineGoogle Scholar7. WILSONHEYMAN SW: Acute glomerulonephritis with the nephrotic syndrome. Pediatrics 23:874, 1959 MedlineGoogle Scholar8. SPITZ S: The pathology of acute falciparum malaria. Milit Surgeon 99:555, 1945 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Makerere University College Medical School P.O. Box 7072 Kampala Uganda PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byNonhuman Primate Models for Human Malaria ResearchGlomerulonephritisCHLOROQUINE‐RESISTANT FALCIPARUM MALARIA ACQUIRED IN VIETNAM 1 July 1970Volume 73, Issue 1Page: 138-140KeywordsGlomerulonephritisMalariaPlasmodium falciparum Issue Published: 1 July 1970 PDF downloadLoading ...