Author/Authors :
Lima, Rafael SA University of São Paulo - Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto - Division of Nephrology, Brazil , Dantas, Marcio University of São Paulo - Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto - Division of Nephrology, Brazil , Silva, Gyl EB University of São Paulo - Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto - Department of Pathology, Brazil
Abstract :
A 13-year-old boy presented with anasarca and hypertension after pharyngitis. Laboratory tests showed serum creatinine, 1.6 mg/dL; albumin, 2.9 g/dL; low C3; elevated antistreptolysin O; urine protein 7.25 g/24 h. A kidney biopsy revealed proliferative glomerulonephritis with humps. A segmental podocytes cap with marked hypertrophy was also identified in some glomeruli (Left).
