Antimalarial drug and renal toxicity

Introduction Malaria is a common tropical infection. It is a kind of mosquito borne infection. The pathogen is the protozoa in Plasmodium spp. The patient usually gets acute febrile illness after get mosquito bite at malarial area. The infection can still be seen in several countries. The cases can be presently seen not only in tropical but nontropical countries due to good transportation system. This infection is still a big global health problem. Early diagnosis and treatment is the key activity for management of the patient. Treatment of the infected cases requires antimalarial drug administration. Similar to any drug, the adverse effect of antimalarial drug can be seen. Here, the author briefly reviews and discusses on antimalarial drug and renal toxicity (1).