Clinical Edema and Chest X-Ray Findings in Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis

  • Husein Albar
  • Syarifuddin Rauf
  • Dasril Daud
  • Azis Tanra
  • M. Faried Kaspan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14238/pi37.3-4.1997.69-75
Keywords: edema, poststreptococcal, glomerulonephritis

Abstract

We report the results of a retrospective study evaluating clinical edema and chest X-ray findings in 17b patients with acute poststreptococcal glomeru¬lonephritis (APSGN), hospitalized in the Pediatric Nephrology Unit of Ujung Pandang General Hospital, from January 1, 1980 through December 31, 1990. Of the total 194 patients, only 176 fulfilled the criteria and could be evaluated. There were 98 boys (55,7%) and 78 girls (44.3%) aged between 1 year 9 months and 14 years, mostly be¬tween 6-12 years (72.8%). We found that edema of the palpebra was more frequently noted (98.9%) than that of the pretibia (71.6%), face (64.2%) and ascites (21.0%). This study showed evidence of cardiomegaly (84.1%), pulmonary vascular congestion (68.2%), pleural effusion (65.9%) and pulmonary' edema (48.9%). Our study results documented that roentgenographic abnormality of the chest of patients with APSGN, included each of the following findings, e.g., cardiomegaly, pleural effusion, pulmonary vascular congestion, and pulmonary edema, was significantly more frequent in patients with clinical evidence of severe edema than those with moderate and mild edema (p < 0.01).

Author Biographies

Husein Albar
Department of Child Health, Medical School, University of Hasanuddin/Ujung Pandang General Hospital.
Syarifuddin Rauf
Department of Child Health, Medical School, University of Hasanuddin/Ujung Pandang General Hospital.
Dasril Daud
Department of Child Health, Medical School, University of Hasanuddin/Ujung Pandang General Hospital.
Azis Tanra
Department of Child Health, Medical School, University of Hasanuddin/Ujung Pandang General Hospital.
M. Faried Kaspan
Department of Child Health, Medical School, University of Hasanuddin/Ujung Pandang General Hospital.
Published
2017-12-12
How to Cite
1.
Albar H, Rauf S, Daud D, Tanra A, Kaspan M. Clinical Edema and Chest X-Ray Findings in Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis. PI [Internet]. 12Dec.2017 [cited 6Feb.2025];37(3-4):69-5. Available from: https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/1722
Issue
Vol 37 No 3-4 (1997): March - April 1997
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Articles

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Received 2017-12-12
Accepted 2017-12-12
Published 2017-12-12