Pneumococcal glomerulonephritis in a healthy child: a case report and literature review
Pneumococcal glomerulonephritis is rarely described in the literature. We report a four-year-old boy who developed acute glomerulonephritis following pneumococcal bacteraemia and submandibular lymphadenitis, and review the published literature. Two weeks after developing acute glomerulonephritis, th...
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| author | Ismail, Intan Hakimah Zainudin, Zurina Othman, Norlijah |
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| description | Pneumococcal glomerulonephritis is rarely described in the literature. We report a four-year-old boy who developed acute glomerulonephritis following pneumococcal bacteraemia and submandibular lymphadenitis, and review the published literature. Two weeks after developing acute glomerulonephritis, the patient developed bronchopneumonia with left pleural effusion. However, by the fourth week of admission, his renal function had normalised and lung involvement resolved. |
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| spelling | upm-349482015-12-24T05:05:52Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34948/ Pneumococcal glomerulonephritis in a healthy child: a case report and literature review Ismail, Intan Hakimah Zainudin, Zurina Othman, Norlijah Pneumococcal glomerulonephritis is rarely described in the literature. We report a four-year-old boy who developed acute glomerulonephritis following pneumococcal bacteraemia and submandibular lymphadenitis, and review the published literature. Two weeks after developing acute glomerulonephritis, the patient developed bronchopneumonia with left pleural effusion. However, by the fourth week of admission, his renal function had normalised and lung involvement resolved. Singapore Medical Association 2014-05 Article PeerReviewed Ismail, Intan Hakimah and Zainudin, Zurina and Othman, Norlijah (2014) Pneumococcal glomerulonephritis in a healthy child: a case report and literature review. Singapore Medical Journal, 55 (5). e69-e72. ISSN 0037-5675 https://sma.org.sg/Publications/articles.aspx?ID=3E49968D-6FF9-485E-ACEB-CAAB9430F36B |
| spellingShingle | Ismail, Intan Hakimah Zainudin, Zurina Othman, Norlijah Pneumococcal glomerulonephritis in a healthy child: a case report and literature review |
| title | Pneumococcal glomerulonephritis in a healthy child: a case report and literature review |
| title_full | Pneumococcal glomerulonephritis in a healthy child: a case report and literature review |
| title_fullStr | Pneumococcal glomerulonephritis in a healthy child: a case report and literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pneumococcal glomerulonephritis in a healthy child: a case report and literature review |
| title_short | Pneumococcal glomerulonephritis in a healthy child: a case report and literature review |
| title_sort | pneumococcal glomerulonephritis in a healthy child: a case report and literature review |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34948/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34948/ |