Prognosis of acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) is excellent in children, when adequately diagnosed

Pediatrics International

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 364-367

  Kasahara, Takayuki ^a   Hayakawa, Hiroshi ^b   Okubo, Soichiro ^a   Okugawa, Takayoshi ^c   Kabuki, Naoyuki ^d   Tomizawa, Shuichi ^b   Uchiyama, Makoto ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Niigata National Hospital   (Japan)

^c Ojiya General Hospital   (Japan)

^d Koseiren Sanjo General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis; Epidemiology; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; CREATININE; PLASMA PROTEIN; STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; ARTICLE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; COMPLEMENT BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HYPOCOMPLEMENTEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHRITIS; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEINURIA; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; THROAT CULTURE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMANS; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PROGNOSIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0034883574     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200X.2001.01410.x     Document Type: Article

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