Irreversible renal failure in acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis.
Irreversible renal failure in sporadic acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis rarely occurs. Most patients have extracapillary proliferation. Complete recovery from the epidemic form is the rule. It is possible that the two conditions are different clinicopathological entities.
D000208:Acute Disease; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D012008:Recurrence; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology