The chest radiograph in the diagnosis of atypical nephritis due to infectious mononucleosis.
A four-year-old boy developed oliguria, proteinuria and hypocomplementemia, without hematuria, in the course of proven infectious mononucleosis. A chest radiograph revealed a mild cardiomegaly, prominent pulmonary vasculature and pleural fluid. These abnormalities were compatible with acute glomerulonephritis and were in support of this clinical diagnosis in spite of the absence of hematuria.
D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009393:Nephritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic