title: IgA-dominant acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis with concomitant rheumatic fever successfully treated with steroids: a case report.
abstract: There are only a few reports of the co-occurrence of acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (APGN) and acute rheumatic fever. We report an unusual case of a 3-year-old boy with nephrotic syndrome and acute renal failure with the transitional need for peritoneal dialysis, biopsy-proven atypical IgA-dominant APGN, and concomitant acute rheumatic fever, successfully treated by steroids. Aggressive treatment with pulses of methylprednisolone proved to be successful and we recommend its use in this type of cases.
authors.affiliation: Rina R. Rus, Division of Nephrology, University Children's Hospital, Bohoričeva 20, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, rina.rus@guest.arnes.si.
authors.forename: Rina R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Rus
authors.forename: Nataša
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Toplak
authors.forename: Alenka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vizjak
authors.forename: Jerica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mraz
authors.forename: Dušan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ferluga
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012213:Rheumatic Fever; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D008775:Methylprednisolone