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Table 1 Summary of clinical presentation of AKI in patients with malaria infection with PCR diagnosis of the five Plasmodium species infecting humans

From: Renal detection of Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium knowlesi in malaria associated acute kidney injury: a retrospective case–control study

Sample Id

Age (years)

Clinical presentation

Laboratory investigations

Blood smear evidence

Histology

PCR diagnosis of renal tissue DNA

AIIMSK8299

23

Sudden onset placental abruption

Sudden rise of creatinine (4.2 mg/dl)

Nil

Patchy ACN

Pv + Pk

AIIMSK6691

22

Fever and edema 1 month, hematuria, hypertensive retinopathy,CM

Low C3 level, LDH elevated, urine: RBCs full field

Nil

ATI and subacute TMA

Pf + Pk + Pv

AIIMSK1056

8

Fever, oliguria,CM

Creatinine-3.6 mg/dl, thrombocytopenia

Nil

ACN (70–75%), viable single artery-fibrin thrombus (TMA)

Pk + Pv

AIIMSK3873

30

Fever, oliguria-3 months, CM

Creatinine-5.9 mg/dl, proteinuria (2 +), HD dependent

Nil

Patchy cortical necrosis (scarring phase), acute interstitial nephritis, vessels -UR

Pv + Pk + Pf

AIIMSK0447

37

Hematuria

Case of TMA on PLEX, on rituximab

Nil

Chronic TMA

Pv + Pk + Pf

AIIMSK4424

17

Fever, right-sided hemiplegia, oliguria-15 days,CM

Deranged RFT, LDH elevated

Nil

ATN, interstitial inflammation, IFTA (20%)

Pv + Pk + Pf

AIIMSK7559

20

Complicated malaria (one and half months back), Sepsis, anuria, myocarditis

Creatinine-4.1, thrombocytopenia, proteinuria (2 +), HD dependent

Pv trophozoites

ACN (60%)

Pv

AIIMSK2788

22

Fever, oliguria, melena, jaundice, cardiac dysfunction

Creatinine-9.4, thrombocytopenia, proteinuria (1 +)

Pv trophozoites

Patchy ACN

Pv

AIIMSK9006

10

Fever and oliguria-6 days, epistaxis, melena, splenomegaly

Creatinine-6.2 mg/dl, thrombocytopenia, urine: proteinuria (4 +), 8–10 RBC/hpf, raised LDH

Pv trophozoites

ATN, TMA

Pv

AIIMS0066

21

Fever-10 days, oliguria-2 days, splenomegaly

Creatinine-6.5 mg/dl, thrombocytopenia, proteinuria (1 +), raised LDH

Nil

ACN secondary to graft artery thrombosis

Pk

AIIMSK7006

30

Fever, oliguria

Creatinine-7.2 mg/dl, thrombocytopenia, proteinuria (2 +), raised LDH, HD-dependent,

Pv trophozoites

Multifocal cortical necrosis with scarring, ATI, chronic TMA

Pv

AIIMSK0339

50

Fever-10 days, oliguria-2 days, splenomegaly

Creatinine-8.2 mg/dl, Underwent rectopexy for rectal prolapse; POD3- hematuria, proteinuria, on HD

Pv trophozoites

ACN, TMA

Pv

  1. ACN acute cortical necrosis, ATI acute tubular injury, TMA thrombotic microangiopathy, AIN Acute Interstitial Nephrosis, IFTA Interstitial Fibrosis Tubular Atrophy, RFT Renal Function Test, HD Hemodialysis, CM complicated malaria, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, Pf Plasmodium falciparum, Pv Plasmodium vivax, Pk Plasmodium knowlesi. Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium malariae were not detected in these samples