title: [Five cases of acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis with acute renal failure and nephrotic syndrome].
abstract: During the period of 27 years from 1974 to 2000, acute episodes were studied retrospectively in 130 patients under 14 years of age with poststreptococcal acute glomerulonephritis(PSAGN). PSAGN cases have a variable clinical presentation from asymptomatic to severe oliguric acute renal failure(ARF). Proteinuria is nearly always present, but is less than 3.5 g/day. Nephrotic syndrome(NS) is not commonly observed in PSAGN. Among 130 patients, 5 cases had NS with ARF. The present study investigated a spectrum of NS with ARF and the significance of clinical features in PSAGN.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Niimi
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsuru
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013290:Streptococcal Infections; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes