Pneumococcal glomerulonephritis in a healthy child: a case report and literature review.
10.11622/smedj.2013235
- Author:
Intan Hakimah ISMAIL
;
Zurina ZAINUDIN
;
Norlijah OTHMAN
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Acute Disease;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
therapeutic use;
Bacteremia;
complications;
diagnosis;
Biopsy;
Child, Preschool;
Glomerulonephritis;
complications;
diagnosis;
Humans;
Lymphadenitis;
complications;
diagnosis;
Male;
Pleural Effusion;
Pneumococcal Infections;
complications;
diagnosis;
Treatment Outcome
- From:Singapore medical journal
2014;55(5):e69-72
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
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.
