We describe a middle class Sicilian girl who at 8 months of age suffered acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis documented by clinical hist a positive type 12 beta-haemolytic streptococcus throat culture, a raised anti-sterptolysin O titre and a low C3 rising to normal after 8 weeks
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