Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis in an 8-month-old girl.
We describe a middle class Sicilian girl who at 8 months of age suffered acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis documented by clinical hist a positive type 12 beta-haemolytic streptococcus throat culture, a raised anti-sterptolysin O titre and a low C3 rising to normal after 8 weeks
Li Volti
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Paediatric Clinic, University, Catania, Italy.
Furnari
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ML
Garozzo
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Santangelo
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Mollica
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D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes