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01-09-2003 | Your Diagnosis
Haematuria, transient proteinuria, serpiginous-border skin rash, and cardiomegaly in a 10-year-old girl
Authors:
Wei-Jen Lin, Wen-Tsung Lo, Tien-Yuan Ou, Chih-Chien Wang
Published in:
European Journal of Pediatrics
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Issue 9/2003
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Excerpt
A 10-year-old girl with no previous history developed a sore throat without fever 4 weeks prior to admission. Antibiotics were not given and the symptoms subsided within 4–5 days. About 2 weeks later, she developed palpebral oedema and decreased urine output followed by low-grade fever during a 5-day vacation in Bali. She did not receive any medical treatment except for some antipyretic drug. Two days later, she was referred to our hospital because of fever and facial swelling. …