Concomitant severe normocytic and normochromic anemia in poststreptococcal acute glomerulonephritis.
J Nippon Med Sch
; 76(5): 272-4, 2009 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-19915313
ABSTRACT
Although anemia frequently occurs in poststreptococcal acute glomerulonephritis (PSAGN), severe anemia is rare. We report severe normocytic, normochromic anemia (hematocrit, 19.8%) in PSAGN in a 6-year-old girl with edema, macrohematuria, and proteinuria for 1 month. The potential causes of severe anemia found in this case were 1) longer duration of massive hematuria from onset of macrohemauria to treatment, 2) a level of erythropoietin much lower than that in cases of iron deficiency anemia, and 3) hemodilution. We speculate that these factors combined to cause an unusual case of severe anemia in PSAGN.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções Estreptocócicas
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Glomerulonefrite
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Anemia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article