Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis history and symptoms
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]
Overview
Patients with post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis may have a positive history of streptococcal throat infection and streptococcal skin infection. Common symptoms of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis include dark urine, oliguria, periorbital edema and hypertension. Less common symptoms of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis include general malaise, weakness, anorexia, nausea and vomiting.
History
Patients with post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis may have a positive history of:[1]
- Streptococcal throat infection
- Streptococcal skin infection
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis include:[2][3][4]
- Dark urine may be cola or tea color is the earliest manifestation
- Oliguria
- Periorbital edema
- Hypertension
Less Common Symptoms
Less common symptoms of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis include
References
- ↑ Ferretti JJ, Stevens DL, Fischetti VA, Stevens DL, Bryant AE. PMID 26866211. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Lien JW, Mathew TH, Meadows R (January 1979). “Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis in adults: a long-term study”. Q. J. Med. 48 (189): 99–111. PMID 482595.
- ↑ VanDeVoorde RG (January 2015). “Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis: the most common acute glomerulonephritis”. Pediatr Rev. 36 (1): 3–12, quiz 13. doi:10.1542/pir.36-1-3. PMID 25554106.
- ↑ Iseri K, Iyoda M, Yamamoto Y, Kobayashi N, Oda T, Yamaguchi Y, Shibata T (2016). “Streptococcal Infection-related Nephritis (SIRN) Manifesting Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Type I”. Intern. Med. 55 (6): 647–50. doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.55.5409. PMID 26984084.
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