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Case Reports

Concomitant rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and acute rheumatic fever after streptococcus infection: a case report

Suwanna Pornrattanarungsia Divisions of Paediatric Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, ThailandView further author information
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Sudarat Eursiriwana Divisions of Paediatric Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, ThailandView further author information
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Yupaporn Amornchaicharoensukb Divisions of Paediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, ThailandView further author information
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Chutima Chavanisakunc Department of Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, ThailandView further author information
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Ornatcha Sirimongkolchaiyakulb Divisions of Paediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, ThailandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 100-104 | Received 02 Oct 2021, Accepted 22 Feb 2022, Published online: 17 Mar 2022

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