Acute glomerulonephritis associated with acute pneumococcal meningitis. A case report.
The frequency of complications in pneumococcal infections has decreased after the extensive use of antibiotics. However, pneumococcal postinfectious acute glomerulonephritis is rarely seen. A case of acute pneumococcal meningitis with acute glomerulonephritis which shows signs of nephritic and nephrotic syndrome is presented in this report.
Kavukçu
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Department of Paediatrics, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Topaloğlu
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R
Saatçi
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications*