Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis other diagnostic studies

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]

Renal biopsy is routinely not done to diagnose post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. There are the indications for biopsy include persistent proteinuria of more than 6 months, persistent microscopic hematuria more than 18 months, decreasing GFR after 4 weeks, and persistent hypocomplementemia after 6 weeks.

Renal biopsy is routinely not done to diagnose post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. Following are the indications:^[1][2]

• Persistent proteinuria of more than 6 months
• Persistent microscopic hematuria more than 18 months
• Decreasing GFR after 4 weeks
• Persistent hypocomplementemia after 6 weeks

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