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Review
. 2019 Feb;66(1):59-72.
doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2018.08.005.

Infection-Related Glomerulonephritis

Elizabeth A K Hunt  1 , Michael J G Somers  2
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Review

Infection-Related Glomerulonephritis

Elizabeth A K Hunt et al. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2019 Feb.

Abstract

Acute postinfectious glomerulonephritis or infection-related glomerulonephritis has been associated with several viral or bacterial infections. Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection is the prototypical cause of postinfectious glomerulonephritis and the main focus of this discussion. The clinical spectrum can vary widely, from asymptomatic microscopic hematuria incidentally detected on routine urinalysis to rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with acute kidney injury requiring emergent dialysis. Other important causes include glomerulonephritis associated with endocarditis and ventriculoatrial shunt infections. Multiple renal pathologic conditions have been associated with hepatitis B and C infections.

Keywords: Endocarditis; Glomerulonephritis; Hepatitis; Postinfectious; Poststreptococcal; Shunt.

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