title: Typhoid glomerulonephritis.
abstract: 15 patients with typhoid glomerulonephritis were studied and compared with a group of children with poststreptococcal nephritis. Useful criteria distinguishing the two diseases are given. The diseases may present in a similar manner and therefore it is important to remember typhoid as a cause of glomerulonephritis in endemic areas or in patients travelling from endemic areas.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D003165:Complement System Proteins