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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1999;42(8):1170-1174. Published online August 15, 1999.

A Case of Rheumatic Fever Associated with Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis

Jeong Kyung JK Seo¹, Un Seok US Nho¹, Eun Jeong EJ Kim¹, Chur Woo CW Yoo¹, Chul Kyu CK Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Samsung Hospital, Masan, Korea

Correspondence Jeong Kyung JK Seo ,Email: 1

Abstract

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 glomerulonephritis. We report this case with brief review of literature.

Keywords :Rheumatic fever, Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis