title: Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis.
abstract: Acute glomerulonephritis is characterized by the presence of hematuria, proteinuria and edema, and often hypertension and acute renal failure. Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis is the prototypic disease of acute glomerulonephritis. It is seen after both streptococcal pharyngeal and skin infections with a latency period from infection to presentation of 7-14 days and 14-21 days respectively. Approximately 90 percent of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis occurs in young children. The diagnosis is made by supporting evidence of recent streptococcal infection, a positive ASO-titer or Anti-DNAase B titer, with associated hypocomplementemia. The disease is self-limited and generally requires only supportive therapy with resolution occurring over a period of weeks to months. There are generally no permanent sequelae in children. Adults may have a higher incidence of hypertension and chronic renal failure as a result of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis.
authors.affiliation: West Virginia University Health Sciences Center.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richards
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections