Postinfectious Versus Infection-Related Glomerulonephritis
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Postinfectious glomerulonephritis and Epstein-barr virus co-infection.
Contrary to group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus as the most common cause of postinfectious glomerulonephritis (PIGN), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is only occasionally associated with acute renal involvement. We describe an 11-year-old boy who presented with clinical signs of infective mononucleosis and acute glomerulonephritis characterized by edema, hypertension and dark colored urine with dimin...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Kidney Diseases
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0272-6386
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.07.017