Abstract:
Background: Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (PSGN) is a common disease that occurs after pharyngitis or dermatitis involvement with streptococcus. This disease is self-limiting. Although the disease has some common symptoms like hypertension, oliguria or anuria, and neurological defects, there have been no reports of a child having severe back pain or constipation up until this point. Case presentation: Here, we represent a child with severe back pain and constipation that was diagnosed as PSGN. Conclusion: Despite several studies on PSGN, attention to different associated symptoms could help practitioners with accurate diagnoses. In addition, made us investigate the disease entity. Keywords: Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, back-pain, constipation
Introduction
The most common cause of acute glomerulonephritis in children is post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (PSGN), which typically affects children between the ages of 3 and 12 years and is uncommon in children under the age of 3. Hematuria, oliguria, edema, and hypertension are the most typical symptoms of PSGN. [1, 2] The severity of PSGN can vary, and patients may present with subclinical symptoms or require dialysis, and the majority of cases follow pharyngitis caused by streptococci infections.[3, 4] There are many different PSGN manifestations, but back pain and constipation have not yet received much attention. In this study, we described a 10-year-old boy who complained of back pain and constipation and was ultimately diagnosed with PSGN.