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Title: Pediatric Acute Glomerulonephritis (AGN)

Category: Pediatrics

Posted: 4/13/2012 by Rose Chasm, MD

  • usually in preschool or early school-age children presenting with tea-colored urine
  • most commonly is postinfectious (following URI)
  • may also have periorbital edema and high blood pressure
  • UA shows blood, and microscopy shows RBC's and RBC casts
  • no definitive emergent treatment, but prognosis is usually good with resolution of symptoms over 8-10 weeks

References

AAP Prep Curriculum


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