Black Water Fever Complicated by Acute Kidney Injury: A Case Report
Abstract
Black water fever, also called malarial haemoglobinuria occurs exclusively with Plasmodium falciparum infection and is characterized by intravascular haemolysis with severe anaemia and intermittent passage of black coloured urine. It frequently leads to acute kidney injury (AKI) with increased morbidity and mortality. Although Sri Lanka has achieved remarkable success in eliminating malaria since 2016, still Sri Lanka gets malarial cases via overseas visitors from African countries and India. Here we report a case of black water fever complicated by AKI with a brief account of its pathophysiology.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/slja.v31i1.9082 | Journal eISSN: 2279-1965
Language: English
Page range: 95 - 99
Published on: May 2, 2023
Published by: College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2023 Sasika Wijayasinghe, Namal Ulluvisheva, Roshana Mallawaarachchi, Ruwani Dharmabandu, Gimhani Palliyaguruge, published by College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka
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