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Acute Post Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis

Narang S

Professor

Department of Pathology, Index Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Indore, MP, India.

MEDICAL POEM
-Follows streptococci after one to two weeksPatients between six to sixteen it seeks.-Beta heamolytic streptococci, culprits mainInto glomeruli, a hold they gain.-Antibodies like ASO, AHase, Askase abound

Elevated titres are invariably found.

-Enlarged are kidneys in a symmetrical manner

Heamorrhages cortical, give it a flea bitter “banner”.

-Enlarged and hypercellular glomeruli are present

Proliferative and exudative activity they represent.

-“Humps” are deposits election dense

Seen on epithelial side of the fence.

-With Immunofluorescence, study them you do

Composed they are of IgG and C3 too.

KEY WORDS
Acute Post Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis

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