[Streptococcal infection, acute kidney failure and interstitial nephritis].
The relationship between streptococcal infection and renal disease has been object of multiple studies. Streptococcal infection may induce acute glomerulonephritis or interstitial nephritis. We report a patient with a streptococcal infection who developed acute renal failure. The renal biopsy showed an acute interstitial nephritis, with an interstitium infiltrate with a significant number of eosinophils. We review the causes of acute renal failure associated with streptococcal infection, specially acute interstitial nephritis.
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Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital San Andrés de Giles, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*