Renal dysfunction may complicate infection with Loa loa.
Types of renal disease:
(1) immune complex glomerulonephritis (especially after chemotherapy)
(2) collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (associated with hypermicrofilaremia)
(3) granulomatous tubulointerstitial nephritis
The patient may present with:
(1) renal failure
(2) severe hypertension
(3) proteinuria, including the nephrotic syndrome
(4) hematuria
Differential diagnosis:
(1) other forms of renal disease
(2) nephrotoxic drug effects
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Specialty: Infectious Diseases
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