A case of scrub typhus requiring maintenance hemodialysis.
- Author:
Dae Yeon KIM
1
;
Hee Soon PARK
;
Dong Jae HAN
;
Hyo Chul KANG
;
Ji Hye LEE
;
Won Jong JANG
;
Hyo Wook GIL
;
Jong Oh YANG
;
Eun Young LEE
;
Sae Yong HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea. eylee@sch.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
End-stage renal disease;
Hemodialysis;
Scrub typhus;
Tubulointerstitial nephritis
- MeSH:
Aged;
Biopsy;
Dialysis;
Humans;
Kidney Failure, Chronic;
Nephritis, Interstitial;
Renal Dialysis*;
Renal Insufficiency;
Scrub Typhus*
- From:Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
2013;32(4):190-193
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Renal failure caused by scrub typhus is known to be reversible. In most cases, renal function is almost fully restored after appropriate antibiotic treatment. A 71-year-old man was diagnosed with scrub typhus complicated by renal failure. A renal biopsy revealed histopathologic findings consistent with acute tubulointerstitial nephritis. Renal function did not improve 18 months after discharge and the patient required continuous hemodialysis. Although severe renal failure requiring dialysis is a rare complication of scrub typhus, we describe a case of scrub typhus requiring maintenance hemodialysis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such report.
