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| Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis(P) |
 | | APSGN |
 | | This is the most common form of glomerulonephritis, a disorder marked by inflammation of the kidneys' glomeruli. |
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- Dark brown urine
- Periorbital swelling
- Shortness of Breath
- Rapid breathing
- Pallor
- High blood pressure
- Diarrhea
- Decreased urine output
- Seizures
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- Streptococcal infection evidence
- Laboratory tests:
- Manual blood count shows anemia
- Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level
- Elevated creatinine (Cr) level
- Streptococcus serologic tests (ASO, antihyaluronidase, antideoxyribonuclease) level
- Decreased complement 3 level
Microscopic urine examine shows protein, RBC, WBC in urine |
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- Penicillin for 10 days
- For kidney failure:
- Restrict fluid
- Maintain calories
- Correction of electrolyte disturbance
- Hospitalization
- Diazoxide for pulmonary edema
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 | | Your child needs to be hospitalized if he/she has high blood pressure. |
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- Acute renal failure
- Hypertensive encephalopathy
- Heart failure
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 | Lupus nephritis
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN)
Nephritis due to bacterial endocarditis
Shunt nephritis |
 | | Ninety-five percent of patients recover completely. |
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