Author/Authors :
Droulias, John Evangelismos General Hospital - Nephrology Department, Greece , Moutzouris, Dimitrios Anestis Evangelismos General Hospital - Nephrology Department, Greece , Kassimatis, Theodore “Evangelismos General Hospital - Nephrology Department, Greece , Kollia, Kyriaki Evangelismos General Hospital - Nephrology Department, Greece , Apostolou, Theofanis Evangelismos General Hospital - Nephrology Department, Greece , Hadjikonstantinou, Valsamakis Evangelismos General Hospital - Nephrology Department, Greece
Abstract :
Renal involvement is common in leptospirosis; and the various manifestations include nonspecific urinary sediment changes, hypokalemia, tubular dysfunction, and acute renal failure (ARF). ARF reflects the severity of leptospirosis and is hyper-catabolic in nature and generally accompanied by cholestatic jaundice and thrombocytopenia.
