Are malaria and kidney infection symptoms similar?
Patient: i have a friend who is in the hospital today. she had fever & trembling. the doctor check the blood for malaria & the result is positive. The doctor knows she got diabetes but they did not do the test. 2 hours ago i told them to check for blood sugar & it is 12. She is having a drip with glucose, so the doctor stop the drip. I'm worried if she doesn't have malaria but has infection in the kidney. Her other kidney was removed last year. Please advise. Doctor: I have read your question.she is diabetic with single functioning kidney and is admitted with fever due to malaria. she is at risk for chronic kidney disease due to diabetes mellitus. malaria can cause damage to kidneys due to breakdown of red blood cells if it is due to plasmodium falciparum. i would advise treatment with antimalarial drugs as per type of malaria and good control of her sugar levels..infection of kidney is an independant entity and is not associated with malaria. i would request for urine routine examination and serum urea and creatinine levels. however malaria is a treatable infection with drugs and she will be in good health with treatment. i hope i have answered your question.