Acute hypocomplementemic post-infectious glomerulonephritis as a complication of sinus-related orbital cellulitis: case report Glomerulonefrite pós-infecciosa hipocomplementêmica aguda como complicação de celulite orbitária relacionada aos seios paranasais: relato de caso

Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus is the most common agent implicated in post-infectious acute glomerulonephritis. We report a case of acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis associated with sinus-related orbital abscess in an 11-year-old boy treated with surgical drainage and intravenous ceft...

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Main Authors: Jayter Silva Paula, Antonio Augusto Velasco e Cruz, Patrícia Mitiko Santelo Akaishi, Tiana Burman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2008-08-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492008000400021