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A Case of Rheumatic Fever Associated with Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis
Jeong Kyung Seo, Un Seok Nho, Eun Jeong Kim, Chur Woo Yoo, Chul Kyu Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1999;42(8):1170-1174.   Published online August 15, 1999
It is well known that both acute glomerulonephritis and rheumatic fever are a common sequelae of group A streptococcal infection. However, their simultaneous occurrence is uncommon. Only a few cases have been reported because they are different in epidemiologic, clinical, serologic and immunopathogenic characteristics. We experienced a 10-year-old boy who presented the manifestation of acute rheumatic fever and acute poststreptococcal...