Plasmodium vivax with acute glomerulonephritis in an 8-year old.

Malaria is one of the leading causes of acute renal failure in south-east Asia especially India and Vietnam, and Africa1. Plasmodium vivax is the predominant malarial parasite in India accounting for 50.4– 56.4% cases in the last five years2. Falciparum malaria is the more severe variant of malaria in the region commonly associated with renal complications. Renal manifestations described in falciparum malaria have mainly been in the form of electrolyte disturbances, acute tubular necrosis, interstitial nephritis, acute glomerulonephritis and acute renal failure. Acute glomerulonephritis is a rare manifestation of P. falciparum malaria but has never been described in vivax infections3. We report the first case of P. vivax presenting as acute glomerulonephritis.