Empyema thoracis with acute glomerulonephritis: a rare concurrence and etiological enigma

Publication date: Available online 27 November 2015 Source:Pediatric Infectious Disease Author(s): Vishnu Kumar Goyal, Sandeep Choudhary, N P Chhangani, Akash Sharma We are reporting a five year male child of empyema thoracis, who developed acute glomeruolnephritis as a complication. Post infectious glomeruolnephritis in children commonly follows group A β-hemolytic streptococcal infections. Development of nephritis in empyema is rare in children.
Source: Pediatric Infectious Disease - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research