Acute hypocomplementemic post-infectious glomerulonephritis as a complication of sinus-related orbital cellulitis: case report

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Jayter Silva Paula²  Antonio Augusto Velasco E Cruz¹  Patrícia Mitiko Santelo Akaishi¹  Tiana Burman¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto Departamento de Oftalmologia, Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e PescoçoRibeirão Preto SP ,Brasil

关键词: Cellulitis;    Orbit;    Glomerulonephritis;    Streptococcal infections;    Eye infections;    bacterial;    Sinusitis;    Human;    Children;    Case reports;    Celulite;    Órbita;    Glomerulonefrite;    Infecções estreptocócicas;    Infecções oculares bacterianas;    Sinusite;    Humanos;    Crianças;    Relatos de casos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-27492008000400021

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus is the most common agent implicated in post-infectious acute glomerulonephritis. We report a case of acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis associated with sinus-related orbital abscess in an 11-year-old boy treated with surgical drainage and intravenous ceftriaxone and clindamycin. Twelve days after supportive measures, renal function was normalized. We also discuss this potentially severe nonsuppurative complication of orbital cellulitis caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus.

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