Pediatrics : the hygienic and medical treatment of children . sults of theinflammation as seen in fibrous tissue formation and destruction ofrenal elements. The lesions are often in a stage described by thepathologist as subacute, but the most convenient clinical division isinto acute and chronic. ACUTE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS (Acute Diffuse Nephritis) (Acute Exudative Nephritis)(Acute Brights Disease) Typical Form.—The most typical form of acute glomerulo-nephritis is that which occurs as a sequela of scarlet fever. Caseswhich occur as a complication of tonsilHtis in infancy, or occasionallyin oth
Pediatrics : the hygienic and medical treatment of children . sults of theinflammation as seen in fibrous tissue formation and destruction ofrenal elements. The lesions are often in a stage described by thepathologist as subacute, but the most convenient clinical division isinto acute and chronic. ACUTE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS (Acute Diffuse Nephritis) (Acute Exudative Nephritis)(Acute Brights Disease) Typical Form.—The most typical form of acute glomerulo-nephritis is that which occurs as a sequela of scarlet fever. Caseswhich occur as a complication of tonsilHtis in infancy, or occasionallyin other acute infections, present a very similar clinical picture, butare apt to be somewhat less severe. Usually the first symptomnoted is either edema, or hematuria. Edema shows itself as a puffi-ness of the face, particularly about the eyes. The edema may beconfined to the face, but usually extends to other parts of the body,the feet and legs becoming involved after the face, then the scrotum,and then the lumbar region of the back. The edema may increase to. .•««% .^ n
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