"Collateral" effect of artemether in an atypical kidney involvement by Plasmodium falciparum malaria: a case report.

ognized as responsible for renal disease in tropical areas. Renal manifestations are mainly associated with two parasites: (i) Plasmodium malariae, which usually gives rise to an immune-complex mediated mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis (GN) several weeks after the onset of symptoms; and (ii) Plasmodium falciparum, which can cause different types of renal alterations, ranging from asymptomatic disorders to acute renal failure1–2. Here we describe an unusual pattern of GN in an Ivorian girl with P. falciparum infection, and its unexpected response to artemether therapy.