title: Protracted Clinical Course of Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis in a Previously Healthy Child.
abstract: Acute postinfectious glomerulonephritis (PIGN) affects children typically after upper respiratory tract or skin infections with streptococci but can complicate the course of other infections. In children, it is generally a self-limiting disease with excellent prognosis. This paper reports a previously healthy 4-year-old boy who experienced a protracted course of PIGN with persisting episodes of gross haematuria, proteinuria, decreased complement C3c levels but normal P-creatinine levels. Due to the protracted course and the nephrotic-range proteinuria, a renal biopsy was performed 6 months after the initial presentation and the overall pathology was consistent with acute endocapillary glomerulonephritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: Camilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grøndahl
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: Søren
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rittig
authors.affiliation: Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: Johan Vestergaard
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Povlsen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: Kostantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamperis
keywords: Acute postinfectious glomerulonephritis; Complement C3; Haematuria; Proteinuria