Some patients with malaria develop a glomerulopathy.
Patient selection: acute malaria with renal dysfunction
Clinical features:
(1) acute renal failure
(2) variable nephrotic syndrome
Glomerular lesions include:
(1) collapsing glomerulopathy
(2) focal and segmental glomerulonephritis
(3) minimal change disease
A patient with malarial glomerulopathy may also develop:
(1) hemolytic uremic syndrome
(2) hemophagocytic syndrome
Differential diagnosis: glomerulopathy from another cause
