A Clinical Analysis on Mycoplasma Pneumoniae-Associated Nephritis in 19 Children

Objective To study clinical features of mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated nephritis in children. Methods Clinical information was viewed and analysed on acute mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated nephritis and acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis. Results Of all patients of acute nephritis,21.8% were patients with mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated nephritis,which presented as acute nephritis syndrome. Hematuria and proteinuria lasted shorter length in acute mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated nephritis compared with that in acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis. Conclusion Acute mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated nephritis is one of the main causes of acute nephritis in children and patients recoveries more rapidly.