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 ==Post-infectious glomerulonephritis==
 *Abbreviated ''PIGN''.
-===General===
+{{Main|Post-infectious glomerulonephritis}}
-*Classically post-streptococcal infection.
-**Lab test: Antistreptolysin O titer (ASOT) +ve.
-===Microscopic===
-Features:
-*+/-Neutrophils - in glomerulus.
-*[[Glomerular crescents]].
-====Images====
-<gallery>
-Image:Post-infectious_glomerulonephritis_-_high_mag.jpg | Post-infectious GN - high mag. (WC/Nephron)
-Image:Post-infectious_glomerulonephritis_-_very_high_mag.jpg | Post-infectious GN - very high mag. (WC/Nephron)
-Image:Acute_Glomerulonephritis_Pathology_Diagram.svg | Post-infectious GN - schematic (WC/Nephron)
-</gallery>
-www:
-*[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case671.html Post-infectious glomerulonephritis - several images (upmc.edu)].
-===IF===
-*Granular immune deposits.
-===EM===
-*Subepithelial deposits - hump-like.
-**Larger when measured perpendicular to the basement membrane, if compared to [[membranous nephropathy]].
-**Typically focal.
 =Rare diseases=