Acute Glomerulonephritis with Absence of Abnormal Urinary Findings
Authors: WARREN GOORNO
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Case Studies1 February 1967Acute Glomerulonephritis with Absence of Abnormal Urinary FindingsDiagnosis by Light and Electron MicroscopyWARREN GOORNO, M.D., CHARLES T. ASHWORTH, M.D., NORMAN W. CARTER, M.D.WARREN GOORNO, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CHARLES T. ASHWORTH, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, NORMAN W. CARTER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-66-2-345 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHematuria, proteinuria, and cylindruria are cardinal findings in acute glomerulonephritis. In at least three series, examinations of the urine revealed at least one of these findings in 100% of the cases (1-3). Negative or only minimal findings on urinalysis were reported before (4-12). Only in the studies of Cohen and Levitt (4), Berman and Vogelsang (5), and Albert, Leeming, and Scaglione (12) were renal biopsies with light-microscopic evidence of acute glomerulonephritis reported. One of Cohen and Levitt's cases had no hematuria and essentially no proteinuria. Berman and Vogelsang's case had no proteinuria, but there was clear-cut hematuria and cylindruria. The...References1. JENNINGSEARLE RBDP: Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis: histopathologic and clinical studies of the acute, subsiding acute and early chronic latent phases. J. Clin. Invest. 40: 1525, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BROD J: Acute diffuse glomerulonephritis. Amer. J. Med. 7: 317, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. BURKEROSS FGS: Acute glomerulonephritis. A review of ninety cases. J. Pediat. 30: 157, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. COHENLEVITT JAMF: Acute glomerulonephritis with few urinary abnormalities. Report of two cases proved by renal biopsy. New Eng. J. 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MUNIRE YUCEOGLU, M.D., EDWARD WASSERMAN, M.D., KURT LANGE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis without Proteinuria: Case ReportThe Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate 1 February 1967Volume 66, Issue 2Page: 345-353KeywordsBiopsyGlomerulonephritisHypertensionMedical servicesProteinuriaUrine Issue Published: 1 February 1967 PDF DownloadLoading ...