Myoglobin Cast Nephropathy Diagnosed on Renal Biopsy in a Patient Treated for Malarial Infection

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Summary of cases of rhabdomyolysis associated with malarial infection noted in previous literature. Bx: biopsy, M: male, F: female, Cr: creatinine, BUN: blood urea nitrogen, CK: creatine kinase, AST: aspartate aminotransferase, ALT: alanine aminotransferase, Mb: myoglobin, Y: yes, N: no, IV: intravenous, PO: per os (oral), CRRT: continuous renal replacement therapy, HD: hemodialysis, PD: peritoneal dialysis, CT: computed tomography, DIC: disseminated intravascular coagulation, AM-LUM: artemether-lumefantrine, PYR: pyrimethamine, IHC: immunohistochemistry, ICU: intensive care unit, RBC: red blood cells, Ppx: prophylaxis, thick blood smear negative for Plasmodium species on day 3 of antimalarial treatment, and in 250 of 1000 erythrocytes.