ALLMedicine™ Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis Center

Feb 28th, 2022 - Approach Considerations The following studies are indicated in patients with oliguria: Urinalysis Urinary indexes Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine Serum sodium Serum potassium Serum phosphate and calcium Acid-base balance Complete bl...

Dec 20th, 2021 - Acute glomerulonephritis is defined as inflammation and subsequent damage of the glomeruli leading to hematuria, proteinuria, and azotemia; it may be caused by primary renal disease or systemic conditions. The glomerular filtration rate is decreas...

Dec 20th, 2021 - Practice Essentials Acute glomerulonephritis is defined as inflammation and subsequent damage of the glomeruli leading to hematuria, proteinuria, and azotemia; it may be caused by primary renal disease or systemic conditions. The glomerular filtra...

Dec 20th, 2021 - Practice Essentials Acute glomerulonephritis is defined as inflammation and subsequent damage of the glomeruli leading to hematuria, proteinuria, and azotemia; it may be caused by primary renal disease or systemic conditions. The glomerular filtra...

Nov 8th, 2021 - Practice Essentials Acute glomerulonephritis following streptococcal infection is a type III hypersensitivity reaction characterized by the sudden appearance of hematuria, proteinuria, red blood cell casts in the urine, edema, and hypertension wit...

Feb 18th, 2021 - Infection with Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as the group A streptococci (GAS), causes various diseases in humans. Millions of GAS infections occur worldwide every year, leading to an estimated 500,000 deaths each year. Invasive GAS illnesses...

Apr 1st, 2020 - To the Editor: Calciphylaxis (also known as calcific uremic arteriolopathy and calcifying panniculitis) is a rare vasculopathy affecting the small vessels. 1 It is characterized by cutaneous ischemia and necrosis secondary to calcification.

May 21st, 2017 - Beefy-red, well demarcated lesions in skin folds without satellite lesions are the clinical signs of intertrigo, and Streptococcus pyogenes may be the cause, said Anca Chiriac, MD, PhD, of Apollonia University, Iasi, Romania, and her associates. I.

Nov 1st, 2012 - MICROSCOPIC POLYANGIITIS The history of MPA dates to 1866, with the description of periarteritis nodosa. 7 The term “microscopic polyarteritis” was introduced in 1948, when glomerular disease was recognized in some patients.

Mar 8th, 2012 - March 8, 2012 — Permethrin may be slightly more effective than ivermectin in the treatment of scabies. In a study involving 272 patients, a single dose of ivermectin provided a cure rate of 85.9% at 2 weeks compared with a 92.5% cure rate at 2 wee...