Acute glomerulonephritis in hepatitis A virus infection: a rare presentation.
An eight-year-old boy presenting with features of acute glomerulonephritis (AGN), developed jaundice. He was positive for hepatitis A immunoglobulin M. AGN is a rare complication of hepatitis A. Here, we describe a temporal association of hepatitis A infection complicated by AGN.
Aggarwal
Anju
A
Department of Pediatrics, University College of Medical Science and Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, Delhi-110095, India. aggar_anju@yahoo.com; aanju67@gmail.com
Kumar
Devendra
D
Kumar
Ritesh
R
D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000209:etiology*; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male