Author/Editor		Rus, Rina; Toplak, Nataša; Vizjak, Alenka; Mraz, Jerica; Ferluga, Dušan
Title		IgA-dominant acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis with concomitant rheumatic fever successfully treated with steroids
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 56, št. 6
Publication year		2015
Volume		str. 567-572
ISSN		0353-9504 - Croatian medical journal
Language		eng
Abstract		There are only a few reports of the co-occurrence of acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (APGN) and acute rheumatic fever. We report an unusual case of a 3-year-old boy with nephrotic syndrome and acute renal failure with the transitional need for peritoneal dialysis, biopsy-proven atypical IgA-dominant APGN, and concomitant acute rheumatic fever, successfully treated by steroids. Aggressive treatment with pulses of methylprednisolone proved to be successful and we recommend its use in this type of cases.
Keywords		pediatrija vročina poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis APGN