Acute glomerulonephritis usually involves an immunologic mechanism that activates inflammation with damage to the glomerular basement membrane, capillary endothelium and mesangium.
Most often associated with streptococcal infection (acute poststreptococ-cal glomerulonephritis)
Begin abruptly and usually occurs 7 to 10 days after a streptococcal infection of the skin or the throat
Commonly affects children