[Acute glomerulonephritis in children: long-term prognosis].

Sixty-five children were studied for over five years following an acute glomerulonephritis episode. Proteinuria was detected in 15 but in one, it was massive proteinuria with edema and low renal function. The other 14 children were asymptomatic and proteinuria was close to or below 0.5 gms/24hs. Only one out of 10 renal biopsies was normal. Focal mesangial proliferation was described in 9. Such renal lesion was considered as residual rather than active. From these results it is concluded that the prognosis of acute glomerulonephritis in children is good in 98% of cases.