ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY IN TROPICAL MALARIA

Yaya Latifatou

Of the degree of acute kidney failure (AKF) in patients with tropical malaria was studied. The authors observed 136 patients with AKF (n=45) and without (n=91). The frequency, peculiarities and risk factors for AKF development have been studied. Significant changes in clinical and laboratory parameters have been established in patients with malaria. It was shown that all patients with AKF meet the KDIGO criteria, which indicates the presence of acute kidney failure. Around 42.2% of patients are in stage I, 22.2% in stage II, and 35.6% in stage III, indicating a variety of severity of acute kidney failure. The efficiency of using a combination of Artemether + Lumefantrin in the treatment of tropical malaria and the preventative treatment of acute kidney failure has been demonstrated.

Keywords:tropical malaria, laboratory diagnostics, kidney failure