Glomerulonephritis

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Narrower Terms 4 Related Terms 5 Scope Note 6 Facts

Used for

Bright's disease, focal glomerulonephritis, segmental glomerulonephritis

Broader Terms

autoimmune disorder, nephritis

Narrower Terms

Goodpasture's syndrome, IgA nephropathy, lupus nephritis, membranous glomerulonephritis

Related Terms

arteritis, Streptococcus pyogenes

Scope Note

glomerular disease characterized by an inflammatory reaction, with leukocyte infiltration and cellular proliferation of the glomeruli, or that appears to be the result of immune glomerular injury.

Facts

• Glomerulonephritis is a type of kidney disease that involves the glomeruli.
• Glomerulonephritis is one of the major causes of renal failure, and the main cause of kidney disease in young adults.
• Glomerulonephritis is a disease of the kidneys in which the glomeruli, the tiny filters in the kidneys that help to clean the blood, become inflamed or damaged and slowly lose their ability to remove wastes and excess water from the blood to make urine.
• Glomerulonephritis can cause high blood pressure and progressive loss of kidney function.

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