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Co-occurrence of poststreptococcal reactive arthritis and acute glomerulonephritis

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Modern Rheumatology

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We report a 16-year-old patient who developed concurrent poststreptococcal reactive arthritis and acute glomerulonephritis. A high titer of antistreptolysin O antibody confirmed the preceding streptococcal infection. The patient presented with symmetric persistent tenosynovitis of hands and feet. Renal biopsy showed typical findings of acute glomerulonephritis with crescent formation. Physicians who treat patients with arthritis of acute onset, especially after throat infection, should be aware of possible urinary abnormalities or renal dysfunction.

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  1. Division of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0192, Japan

    Takehiko Tokura, Yoshitaka Morita, Daisuke Yorimitsu, Hideyuki Horike, Tamaki Sasaki & Naoki Kashihara

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Tokura, T., Morita, Y., Yorimitsu, D. et al. Co-occurrence of poststreptococcal reactive arthritis and acute glomerulonephritis. Mod Rheumatol 18, 526–528 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10165-008-0095-3

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