ACUTE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS: REPORT OF SEVEN CASES OVER SIXTY YEARS OF AGE

Abstract

Seven cases of acute glomerulonephritis in elderly patients, ranging between 62 and 81 years of age, are presented. The most common presenting symptoms were dyspnea and edema, and several patients showed pulmonary edema. Because of the atypical clinical features and the patients'' ages an initial correct diagnosis of acute glomerulonephritis was considered in only once case. It is emphasized that acute glomerulonephritis is not limited to any age group. It occurs in older adults and not infrequently in patients 60 years of age or older.