Acute Presentation and Persistent Glomerulonephritis Following Streptococcal Infection in a Patient With Heterozygous Complement Factor H–Related Protein 5 Deficiency

Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is a common cause of acute nephritis in children. Transient hypocomplementemia and complete recovery are typical, with only a minority developing chronic disease. We describe a young girl who developed persistent kidney disease and hypocomplementemia after...

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Autores principales: Vernon, Katherine A., Goicoechea de Jorge, Elena, Hall, Angela E., Fremeaux-Bacchi, Veronique, Aitman, Timothy J., Cook, H. Terence, Hangartner, Robert, Koziell, Ania, Pickering, Matthew C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: W.B. Saunders 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3382710/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22503529
http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.02.329

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