Tropical Nephrology

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the critical field of tropical nephrology, bridging the disciplines of nephrology, infectious diseases, and tropical medicine. With a focus on the interconnectedness of these fields, it highlights how numerous infectious and parasitic diseases endemic to tropical regions impact kidney health. Recognized as neglected tropical diseases by the World Health Organization, these conditions are often linked to poverty and lack of effective prevention and treatment policies.

The tropics, home to nearly 40% of the global population, are projected to encompass 55% by 2050. Many countries in these regions face significant healthcare challenges, making this book an invaluable resource for healthcare professionals and researchers dealing with tropical diseases and their complications, such as kidney injury.

This updated edition compiles 35 chapters detailing prevalent tropical diseases affecting the kidneys, offering the latest epidemiological data, clinical manifestations, and treatment options. New chapters address contemporary issues like climate change, chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology, and the impact of environment on kidney health (evidenced in chapters about Haff disease and herbal nephropathy). Essential for clinicians, nephrologists and infectious disease specialists, this book is particularly relevant for those working in tropical areas or treating travelers and immigrants.

Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior is a physician and nephrologist. After studying at the School of Medicine of the Federal University of Ceará (UFC) he completed residencies in clinical medicine at César Cals General Hospital and in nephrology at the Walter Cantídio University Hospital at UFC, Fortaleza, Brazil. He also holds a specialist degree from the Brazilian Society of Nephrology (SBN) / Brazilian Medical Association (AMB), and a master’s and PhD in Medical Sciences from the UFC. He also completed a post doctorate in Public Health (Epidemiology) from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) and an MBA in Innovation and Health Services Management from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). He is a Full Professor of Medicine and Postgraduate Programs in Medical Sciences and Public Health at the University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR), specialist physician at Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Ceará (IFCE), and a member of the Brazilian Society of Nephrology (SBN), Latin American Society of Nephrology and Hypertension (SLANH) and Fellow of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN). Further, he is a Productivity Scholar of the Brazilian Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), PQ-1D.

Elizabeth De Francesco Daher is a physician and nephrologist. She holds a master’s and PhD in Medicine (Nephrology) from the University of São Paulo (USP) and is a Full Professor at the Department of Internal Medicine and the Graduate Program in Medical Sciences of the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). She is also ex-Dean of Extension of the Federal University of Ceará (UFC); Preceptor of the Internship and of the Medical Residency of the General Hospital of Fortaleza; and Voluntary Assistant Professor at the University of Miami, USA. Further she is a member of the Teaching and Titling Department of the Brazilian Society of Nephrology. Productivity Scholar of the Brazilian Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), PQ-1B.

Elvino Barros is a physician and nephrologist at the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil. He holds a master’s in Medicine (Nephrology) from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS); Doctor of Medicine (Nephrology) from the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) and is a Full Professor at the Department of Internal Medicine at the School of Medicine of the UFRGS.