RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis associated with prolonged hypocomplementaemia
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 1133
OP 1135
DO 10.1136/jcp.2008.056705
VO 61
IS 10
A1 D Payne
A1 P Houtman
A1 M Browning
YR 2008
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/61/10/1133.abstract
AB The case of a 6-year-old boy who presented with acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis is reported. C3 levels and complement alternative pathway activity remained low for at least 10 months after presentation, before returning to normal. There was no evidence of other renal disease. This case highlights that hypocomplementaemia in acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis may persist for several months, and that prolonged hypocomplementaemia does not exclude this diagnosis.