Background: Plasmodium knowlesi is frequently reported in Southeast Asian countries and is now widely regarded as the fifth malarial parasite. Mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection that can occur in patients with a weakened immune system.
Case Report: We report a case of acute kidney injury secondary to Plasmodium knowlesi malaria infection and mucormycosis fungal infection.
Watermelon Stomach or gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is a rare cause of chronic gastrointestinal blood loss. It has been commonly associated with autoimmune connective tissue and chronic liver disease. It is characterized by endoscopic appearances of erythematous patches secondary to dilated vessels that can be diffusely located or in linear stripes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Goodpasture's syndrome consists of a triad of pulmonary hemorrhage, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) antibodies, either in circulation or fixed to the kidney. The absence of renal manifestations is uncommon. We present a case of biopsy proven anti-GBM antibody disease with normal renal function, mild urinary abnormalities and positive C-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (C-ANCA) serology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Systemic sclerosis or scleroderma is an autoimmune rheumatic disease characterized by organ-based fibrosis. Renal involvement in scleroderma occurs mainly in the form of scleroderma renal crisis, affecting 5 to 10% of patients. It remains one of the most important and immediately life-threatening complications of scleroderma, but the prognosis improves considerably after treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.
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