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A Neonatal Imaging Model of Gram-Negative Bacterial Sepsis
Published on: August 12, 2020
Severe acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis in an infant
Jameela A Kari1, Ahmed Bamagai, Sawsan M Jalalah
1Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. jkari@doctors.org.uk
Abstract:
Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) is very rare below the age of two years. We report a 14-month-old girl who presented with frank hematuria and nephrotic syndrome following group A streptococcal pharyngitis (GAS), which was confirmed by laboratory investigations. The patient underwent a renal biopsy to confirm the diagnosis and was treated with prednisolone. The proteinuria and hematuria resolved completely in eight weeks. Our case demonstrates that APSGN should be considered in evaluating hematuria and nephrotic syndrome in infants and children below two years of age.
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