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Query: UMLS:C0022672 (acute tubular necrosis)
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Severe pre-eclampsia and acute tubular necrosis due to hemorrhagic shock are the major causes of postpartum acute renal failure. Cortical necrosis and haemolytic uraemic syndrome are less frequently. Post-infectious glomerulonephritis as a cause of postpartum acute glomerular disease and renal failure has been rarely reported. We report a patient with postpartum acute glomerulonephritis who presented nephritic syndrome, the diagnosis of which was confirmed by renal biopsy.
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PMID:[Post-infectious glomerulonephritis: unusual etiology of postpartum acute renal failure]. 2326 2