Renal failure in intestinal helminthiasis

Intestinal helminthiasis is an important public health problem in several developing countries. The poor sanitation is usually the basic underlying factor contributing to the intestinal helminthic infection. There are many kinds of intestinal parasitic infections. The patients affected by intestinal helminthiasis might be asymptomatic or have clinical gastrointestinal disorders such as diarrhea. Apart from gastrointestinal manifestation, there are also other little mentioned manifestations of intestinal helminthiasis including renal manifestation. The intestinal helminthiasis related renal failure is an important but little mentioned problem in tropical nephrology. In this article, the authors summarize and discuss some important intestinal helminthiasis related renal failure problems.

کلیدواژه ها:

Intestinal ، Parasite ، Renal failure ، Acute interstitial nephritis ، Acute renal failure