Post-streptococcal autoimmunity

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• Causes

  • Group A streptococcus

• Effects

  • Rapidly progressing glomerulonephritis
  • Proliferative glomerulonephritis
  • Rheumatic fever
  • Sydenham's chorea
  • Raised antistreptolysin O titre
  • Raised ESR
  • Erythema nodosum
  • Acquired complement deficiency

• Parents

  • Autoimmune disease

• Description

  • "25% have normal renal function 10% have normal ASOT"