Post-infectious glomerulonephritis following infective endocarditis: Amenable to immunosuppression
Glomerulonephritis develops in about 20% patients with infective endocarditis (IE), but is mostly asymptomatic. Heavy proteinuria or derangement of kidney functions is uncommon. We report here a child with IE and proliferative glomerulonephritis who manifested as significant proteinuria that recover...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Nephrology |
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Online Access: | http://www.indianjnephrol.org/article.asp?issn=0971-4065;year=2013;volume=23;issue=5;spage=368;epage=370;aulast=Mantan |