?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Renal+and+Hepatic+Dysfunction+in+Malaria+Patients+in+Minna%2C+North+Central+Nigeria&rft.creator=Ogbadoyi%2C+EO&rft.creator=Tsado%2C+RD&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Information+on+kidney+and+liver+involvement+in+malaria+in+Africa+is+still+very+scanty.+Kidney+and+liver+functions+were+assessed+in+70+malaria+patients+using+serum+levels+of+creatinine+and+urea+and+urinary+protein+levels+as+test+indicators+of+kidney+function+and+serum+levels+of+bilirubin%2C+aspartate+aminotranferase+(AST+or+SGOT)%2C+alanine+aminotransferase+(ALT+or+SGPT)%2C+and+alkaline+phosphatase+(ALP)+as+indicators+of+liver+function.+Descriptive+analysis+of+results+obtained+showed+that+67.14%25+of+patients+had+creatinine+level+above+the+126%C2%B5mole%2FL+which+is+considered+the+upper+limit+of+the+normal+range.+Three+cases+(4.29%25)+had+creatinine+levels+well+above+265%C2%B5moles%2FL.+The+serum+concentrations+of+creatinine%2C+urea%2C+protein%2C+conjugated+and+total+bilirubin%2C+AST%2C+ALT%2C+and+ALP+in+malaria+patients+were+significantly+higher+(p%3C0.05)+than+those+of+malaria+free+individuals.+We+conclude+that+renal+dysfunction%2C+acute+renal+failure+and+liver+dysfunction+are+clinical+features+of+malaria+in+Minna%2C+North+Central+Nigeria&rft.publisher=Dr.+BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2009-11-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6955%2F1%2F2009-3-8.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ogbadoyi%2C+EO+and+Tsado%2C+RD++(2009)+Renal+and+Hepatic+Dysfunction+in+Malaria+Patients+in+Minna%2C+North+Central+Nigeria.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6955%2F