Acute appendicitis: as a predisposing factor for acute glomerulonephritis--report of two cases
Camps, J.I.; Ortiz, V.N.; Bufo, A.; Lobe, T.E.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 90(1-3): 34-36
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 9734156 Document Number: 6102
This is a review of two children who developed acute glomerulonephritis (AGN) following acute gangrenous appendicitis (AGA) with periappendicular collections. The first patient presented with AGN during the course of appendicitis. The second patient developed AGN after appendectomy. Both patients did not have any other predisposing factors. AGN resolved in both patients after massive intravenous antibiotics. This is the first report of acute appendicitis as a predisposing factor for AGN.
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