Tropical Nephrology

This unique book provides an introduction to the fascinating field of tropical nephrology, covering nephrology, infectious diseases and tropical medicine. These topics are connected since numerous infectious and parasitic diseases affect the kidneys and are endemic in the tropical areas of the globe. Considered neglected tropical diseases by the World Health Organization, they are largely linked to poverty and lack policies to prevent, treat and decrease their prevalence and incidence. The tropics currently encompass nearly 150 countries and account for 40% of the world's population, and it is predicted that by 2050 this figure will rise to 55%. Most of the countries in the tropical regions have been classified by the World Bank as low-middle income countries and have limited access to services, including health care. As such, this highly topical book is of interest to a large number of healthcare professionals and researchers who are in contact with tropical diseases, especially those investigating their complications, such as kidney injury. Divided into 23 chapters, it describes the most prevalent tropical diseases and conditions that affect the kidneys. It also presents the most recent epidemiological data, clinical manifestations, details of kidney involvement, including the pathophysiology of kidney injury, and the current treatment for each disease. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Tropical Diseases: A Public Health Problem with Impact on Nephrology (Nattachai Srisawat, Visith Sitprija)....Pages 1-16 Renal Function Evaluation in Tropical Diseases (Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior, Elvino Barros, Elizabeth De Francesco Daher, Francisco Veríssimo Veronese)....Pages 17-26 Snakebites Accidents and Renal Complications (Jacqueline de Almeida Gonçalves Sachett, Sâmella Silva de Oliveira, Valquir Silva dos Santos, Vanderson de Souza Sampaio, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães de Lacerda)....Pages 27-39 Hemorrhagic Accidents Caused by Lonomia obliqua (Alaour Candida Duarte, Elvino Barros)....Pages 41-46 Toxic Acute Kidney Injury (Polianna Lemos Moura Moreira Albuquerque, Fathima Shihana)....Pages 47-65 Tropical Diseases in Kidney Transplantation (Lúcio Roberto Requião Moura, Silvana Daher Costa, Tainá Veras de Sandes-Freitas)....Pages 67-90 Renal Involvement in Patients with Arbovirus Infections (Roberto da Justa Pires Neto, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior)....Pages 91-103 Renal Involvement in Chagas’ Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) (Elizabeth De Francesco Daher, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior, Elvino Barros, Verônica Verleine Hörbe Antunes)....Pages 105-112 Schistosomiasis Mansoni-Associated Kidney Disease (Daniella Bezerra Duarte, Elizabeth De Francesco Daher, Maria Eliete Pinheiro, Michelle Jacintha Cavalcante Oliveira)....Pages 113-129 Acute Kidney Injury in Yellow Fever (Cassia Fernanda Estofolete, Rodrigo José Ramalho, Horácio José Ramalho, Mauricio Lacerda Nogueira)....Pages 131-135 Nephropathy in Lymphatic Filariasis (Maria Eliete Pinheiro, Daniella Bezerra Duarte, Michelle Jacintha Cavalcante Oliveira, Gilberto Fontes)....Pages 137-153 Post-streptococcal and Epidemic Glomerulonephritis (Ana Kleyce Correia Rocha, Artur Quintiliano Bezerra da Silva, Gianna Mastroianni Kirsztajn)....Pages 155-165 Leprosy Nephropathy (Verônica Verleine Hörbe Antunes, Elvino Barros, Alice Maria Costa Martins, Gdayllon Cavalcante Meneses, Elizabeth De Francesco Daher, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior)....Pages 167-174 Hantavirus Infection and the Renal Syndrome (Stefan Vilges de Oliveira, Álvaro Adolfo Faccini-Martínez)....Pages 175-192 Viral Hepatitis and Kidney Disease (Roberto da Justa Pires Neto, Elodie Bomfim Hyppolito, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior)....Pages 193-208 HIV-Associated Kidney Disease (Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior, Juliana Gomes Ramalho de Oliveira, Elizabeth De Francesco Daher, Saraladevi Naicker)....Pages 209-222 Staphylococcal Infections and Kidney Disease (Maria Almerinda Vieira Fernandes Ribeiro Alves)....Pages 223-230 Renal Involvement in American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (Rodrigo Alves de Oliveira, Guilherme Alves de Lima Henn, Paulo Sérgio Ramos de Araújo, Claudio Gleidston Lima da Silva)....Pages 231-247 Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-Azar) Nephropathy (Gdayllon Cavalcante Meneses, Guilherme Alves de Lima Henn, Alice Maria Costa Martins, Michelle Jacintha Cavalcante Oliveira, Elizabeth De Francesco Daher)....Pages 249-262 Leptospirosis and Weil’s Syndrome (Gabriela Studart Galdino, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior, Elizabeth De Francesco Daher)....Pages 263-276 Malaria and Renal Complications (Valquir Silva dos Santos, Karla Cristina Silva Petruccelli, Alba Regina Jorge Brandão, Izabella Picinin Safe Lacerda, Fernando Fonseca de Almeida e Val, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães de Lacerda)....Pages 277-289 Acute Kidney Injury in Tetanus (Juliana Gomes Ramalho de Oliveira, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior, Guilherme Alves de Lima Henn, Elizabeth De Francesco Daher)....Pages 291-297 Renal Tuberculosis (Rafael Siqueira Athayde Lima, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior, Elvino Barros, Elizabeth De Francesco Daher)....Pages 299-308 Back Matter ....Pages 309-314