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NDT Plus 2008 1(4):228-229; doi:10.1093/ndtplus/sfn041
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Acute renal failure caused by prolonged djembé drumming

Claire Siemes, Jan van der Meulen and Gijs M. T. de Jong

Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, The Netherlands

Correspondence: C. Siemes, Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, PO Box 444, 3318 AT Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Tel: +31-78-6542351; E-mail: siemescl@asz.nl

Key Words: acute • haemoglobinuria • haemolysis • kidney failure • kidney tubular necrosis

Received for publication January 9, 2008. Accepted for publication March 20, 2008.

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   Background
 
Acute renal failure (ARF), like pneumonia, can be divided into hospital- and community-based acquisition types. Hospital-acquired renal failure occurs at an incidence rate of 2–5%. The mortality rate of hospital-acquired renal failure, specifically in intensive care units, is high despite a vast array of treatment modalities [1]. In hospital-acquired renal failure, the presence of comorbidities has directed the challenge towards finding proper treatment rather than finding the cause. Community-acquired renal failure has an overall incidence of 1% of hospital admissions. After excluding pre- and post-renal causes, this type of ARF presents more of a . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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